Date:         Thu, 28 Aug 2008 20:51:19 -0700
Reply-To:     Jake de Villiers <crescentbeachguitar@GMAIL.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Jake de Villiers <crescentbeachguitar@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: interesting tire safety video
Comments: To: Anthony Egeln <regnsuzanne@yahoo.com>
In-Reply-To:  <379654.11565.qm@web51511.mail.re2.yahoo.com>
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Yes!

On Thu, Aug 28, 2008 at 8:34 PM, Anthony Egeln <regnsuzanne@yahoo.com>wrote:

> So what you are saying is that on a front wheel drive vehicle, the new
> tires should go up front?
>
> Anthony
> '89 Syncro GL (Hidalgo)
>
> --- On Wed, 8/27/08, Bob Stevens <mtbiker62@COMCAST.NET> wrote:
> From: Bob Stevens <mtbiker62@COMCAST.NET>
> Subject: Re: interesting tire safety video
> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> Date: Wednesday, August 27, 2008, 4:51 PM
>
> Also ... after owning several front wheel drive and several rear wheel
> drive
> vehicles, I can attest that they "handle" very, very differently in
> the context of that video. My front tires wear more quickly on my van than
> the
> rears and it's AWD, but the main drive is rear. Factor: the van is pretty
> heavy and turning is what creates much of the wear.
>
> bob
>  -------------- Original message ----------------------
>  i wonder about the application on our vans, since all the
> > weight is on the rear tires, and the fronts are unloaded. maybe
> > putting the new tires on the front wouldn't be bad?
> > just thoughts.
> >
> > sudhir
>



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Jake
1984 Vanagon GL
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Crescent Beach, BC
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