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Date:         Tue, 4 Sep 2007 15:16:55 -0600
Reply-To:     Tom Buese <tombuese@COMCAST.NET>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Tom Buese <tombuese@COMCAST.NET>
Subject:      Re: Don't push ME around..Van directional stability
Comments: To: Don Hanson <dhanson@GORGE.NET>
In-Reply-To:  <001101c7ef2c$08ed08e0$c4b2d8d1@dhanson>
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2 Threads come to mind- shocks & tires!

My 84 Westy is fine for my non racing background in cross winds w/ better shocks(Bilsteins or your fave shock-insert brand here) & tires w/ stiff sidewalls(insert your fave brand here).

Tom B.-let the threads begin again?

On Sep 4, 2007, at 1:44 PM, Don Hanson wrote:

> Hey, I have owned a lot of vans, but never a bay window. Now, the > 84 is > drivable in wind, it just takes the fun right out of it. On calm > days, or > days with a constant wind, no problem and I enjoy the drive > immensely..But > give some side gusts, or a constant side wind and lot of big > rigs....(Highway 395 outside LA comes to mind here) and it becomes > a big > chore. I've considered stopping and camping till the side winds > quit, even. > Don't get me wrong, I ain't complaining about the van. Overall, > probably > the best all round vehicle I've owned so far, but it has a few > shortcomings > in a few areas of performance, and those, I want to minimize (within > reasonable cost and effort) So now that mine works dependably and > efficiently, has all the creature comforts I want, etc..I am > working on the > remaining flaws like poor traction and poor directional > stability..relative > term "Poor"... > I did almost get stuck on a dry road. Drove into a potential > campsite and > decided it wasn't good so we tried to back right out...no go...had > to rock > the van a bunch to get out..A locker diff would work or a Limited > slip, I > guess, but I don't see many lockers for sale and fitting a limited > slip is a > bit pricey...for now. > Don Hanson


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