One item I forgot in the last long post, re: gas mileage. Phil and I had run ourselves over a scale up in Oregon and I was running about 350 pounds heavier than Phil, but still getting slightly lower gas consumption. Go figure...... On 8/3/06, Loren Busch <starwagen@gmail.com> wrote: > > Very long, read at your own risk. > > Summary of what I say in the long message that follows: The wrong tires > will make you wallow all over the road. Bad shocks will make you wallow > all over the road. The wrong tires can fail if being used on a Vanagon. > The right tires and good shocks make a very significant difference. And > two nearly identical Westfalias, running 14" vs. 16" wheels, get damn near > the same gas mileage. If you want the details of how I come to these > conclusions, read on. > > |
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