Date: Mon, 1 Aug 2005 20:26:37 -0700
Reply-To: Jake de Villiers <crescentbeachguitar@TELUS.NET>
Sender: Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From: Jake de Villiers <crescentbeachguitar@TELUS.NET>
Subject: Re: Van Cargo
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Has anybody out there actually weighed front and rear axles separately? When
I put Dixie (1986 Westy Weekender) over the Washington State truck scale
near Everett I was astonished to read 2460 front and 2260 rear with my wife
and myself aboard with stuff for camping and bluegrass festivals. It really
made me wonder about the 10 psi difference front and rear - of course, I
gave up on that a long time ago with my GL as a ticket to terminal
understeer. Seeya, Jake.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Shawn Watson" <shawnw@ULTIMATESUBARU.NET>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Monday, August 01, 2005 8:19 PM
Subject: Re: Van Cargo
> I liked what I saw on a Vanagon that had a front mounted bike rack.
Pretty
> slick looking if you ask me and it kept the rear open for towing, getting
> the hatch open, etc.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Dennis Haynes [mailto:dhaynes@OPTONLINE.NET]
> Sent: Monday, August 01, 2005 8:16 PM
> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> Subject: Re: Van Cargo
>
>
> I think some alternative solutions include leaving something home or
getting
> a trailer to haul some of the stuff. If you place a lot of stuff on the
> rear, consider what it will do for the rear axle loading. Also, stuff on
the
> roof will increase wind resistance and noise and of course reduce fuel
> economy. It sounds as though you are out growing the Westy. Time to
design
> a stretch version.
>
> Dennis
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of
> Jim Quan
> Sent: Monday, August 01, 2005 11:19 AM
> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> Subject: Van Cargo
>
> Getting ready to take off on our annual extended Van camping adventure
> and need to address some storage issues due to a growing family. We
> need to carry one Burley bike trailer, three bikes, two jogging
> strollers. Right now I have a Surco rack on Yakima bars on top of the
> van and one Yakima Cobra bike carrier. I am thinking of two options:
> One is to buy a third Yakima bar and get a Rocket Box, along with
> additional bike carriers and the second is to work with Gary Lee and
> use a configuration of his rear hatch rack.
> Suggestions/comments/alternative solutions?
>
> JIm
> 1991 Syncro Westy
>
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