>Try setting your tire pressures to about 41psi front and 50psi rear. I >find that this makes all the difference when running these Michelins on >my Westy. It is much more stable in crosswinds like those you >experienced. You may want to experiment with it a bit to find the perfect >set-up for your van but the softer front tires really help. >> Yesterday, in Salt Lake, there were very high winds. While driving to work I >> could only get 50 mph on the I-15 southbound fwy due to head-wind. At times >> they were quartering and other times cross. Well listen, if ANY of you figure out how to keep a vanagon stable in those winds like we had yesterday, pass it on. The best setting for it, or any other high profile vehicle in that storm would be zero lbs, chained to the garage floor. What a day. I am still picking up the roof shingles from my yard, and most of them aren't mine :-) I was gonna go up on the roof and take the winter cover off of the cooler, but instead, I have been searching the neighborhood for the cover, as its nowhere in sight. Glad you got home safely <g> John |
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