John, If you don't already have one, the steering wheel from Van without power steering has a larger diameter. Maybe this would give you some more leverage. I had 215s on my Transporter and no PS, don't recall any problem. Ken Lewis 86 Transporter Crew Cab 60 356 T-5 Porsche http://neksiwel.20m.com/ Vanagon tech, pixs, O2 monitor gadget ----- Original Message ----- From: "jbclem" <jbclem@EARTHLINK.NET> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> Sent: Saturday, November 15, 2003 11:09 PM Subject: 185 R14 on front, 205's on the rear...good idea?
> As I've recently learned alot about tires, I've come to realize that one > possible reason for my 83 Westphalia being so hard to steer when I'm parking..... |
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