I should have included that it sure didn't used to seem goofy. Same tires I think. Thanks for the information Sam. >>> "sam.cooks" <sam.cooks@verizon.net> 1/15/2004 12:03:47 PM >>> I would assume from your statement that they are all "cheap passenger tires" that the ply and load rating, etc. on all of the fronts are equal. This is what is critical, not just the size. Most passenger tires of the same size will have similar load ratings, but there is variation and this could be part of your problem. Have the fronts on the goofy blue van been balanced lately? Are they properly inflated? Is the load rating, etc. for the rears on the brown 84 higher than the rears on the blue 84. I drove "cheap" (inadequate) passenger tires for years and only switched after reading on the list about how much improvement in handling could be gained by getting "stronger" tires. You don't have to go up to light truck tires to get substantial improvement. Better, higher load rated passenger tires will help handling. Sam (sent from different email account this time, sam.cooks not samuel.walters) -- Sam Walters Baltimore, MD 89 Syncro GL 85 Westy Weekender 84 Vanagon, original owner, soon to be retired, just too many problems All incoming and outgoing email scanned by automatically updated copy of Norton AntiVirus. |
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