Thought you couldn't get 16" Wheels on the front without changing the control arms [or something like that]? Mike
On 9/18/04 8:36 PM, "jbange" <hfinn@INGRATES.NET> wrote: > ust returned home from a week long trip up and down Highway 1 in > California. The first thing I did before tackling the dangerous twisty > monster that is the 1 north of San Luis Obispo was stop in at GoWesty in > Los Osos to ditch those factory 14" steel wheels with unbalanced, decaying > cheap crap tires (PO was a college student-- no money) and have a set of > 16" ones with good Michelins put on. All I can say is "wow". This is the > best $1100 I've spent on the beast. Before, it handled like a unicycle with > a bent wheel rim. The slightest wind, or groove in the pavement, or even > going over 60mph required eternal vigilance at the steering wheel, > correcting, re-correcting, and re-re-correcting as the dang thing wandered > all over the road. After the 16's though, it handles like a dream. I can't > recommend this upgrade highly enough. Now the wife and I actually fight > over who gets to drive! > > http://www.gowesty.com/Merchant2/merchant.mvc?Screen=PROD&Product_Code=GVW-802 > 7&Category_Code= > > John Bange > '90 Vanagon "Geldsauger" > > |
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