Date:         Tue, 21 Sep 2004 16:39:37 -0700
Reply-To:     Mike Miller <mwmiller@CWNET.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Mike Miller <mwmiller@CWNET.COM>
Subject:      Re: poor cornering - too much sway (tire update)
Comments: To: wlail@OU.EDU
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Truck tires will say LT on them, usually.

Passenger car tires really don't make it.

The Bilsteins are good so it's probably the tires if they're not truck and
Indy 500 doesn't sound trucky to me.

Also load range on the tires should be C or D.

AFAIK

Mike

On 9/21/04 4:17 PM, "Warren Lail" <wlail@OU.EDU> wrote:

> Hi all,
>
> Thanks for all of the feedback regarding Billy Bones' tendency to sway too
> much when cornering.
> I failed to mention my tire situation.  I am running Firestone Firehawk Indy
> 500 215/70/15 M+S tires.
> I had these same tires and wheels on Long John while Billy Bones was in dry
> dock and Long John
> seemed to corner just fine.  I'm not sure whether these tires are truck tires
> or not.  How do I find out?
>
> To make things worse, when Billy dips to the side, as when turning into a
> driveway, etc., his fender
> dips down and cuts the tread on the outside of the tires.  Not good.  This is
> almost always limited to
> the driver's side, possibly because of my weight as an added factor (160
> pounds).
>
> New springs are EXPensive!  Hope bushings would help before I have to go the
> springs route.
>
> Warren
> 88 Westy "Billy Bones"
>
>