Date:         Wed, 16 Nov 2005 09:23:09 +1300
Reply-To:     Andrew Grebneff <andrew.grebneff@STONEBOW.OTAGO.AC.NZ>
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From:         Andrew Grebneff <andrew.grebneff@STONEBOW.OTAGO.AC.NZ>
Subject:      Re: Sound Deadening a Vanagon
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>I did this to my vanagon, and was mostly disappointed. The single most
>importiant sound deadening proceedure that you can do is to buy quiet
>tires. Without  these, any efforts at insulating the walls and floors will
>fall short of your most limited expectations.I mean tires pumped up to
>48psi are hard rubber sound transmiters.15 inch tires at 35 psi are the
>standard that most people had in previous vehicles and the standard which
>the measure and success.

Yep... and car tires of the appropriate load rating are quiet in vans too...
--
Andrew Grebneff
Dunedin
New Zealand
Fossil preparator
<andrew.grebneff@stonebow.otago.ac.nz>
Seashell, Macintosh, VW/Toyota van nut

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