>With the old swing axles, one jerk behind the wheel would do it! > >Karl Wolz Not so! I drove my 57 really hard, to the limits of its tires, and the roads here in Enzed are very winding and often narrow. I never had a fright, though I'm sure the van's cornering attitude looked frightening to bystanders. But then, it was wearing radials. When it had crossplies (as it did when I bought it) it WAS frightening. Needless to say the crosspiles didn't stay on it for long. My 66, with its standard swaybar, was very restrained in its cornering behavior.
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