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Date:         Sun, 13 Sep 2009 22:33:49 -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: Wheel alternatives...
Comments: To: Don Hanson <dhanson928@gmail.com>
In-Reply-To:  <6bc66ccf0909131823j39d86999nca676f0818b317fd@mail.gmail.com>
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http://www.cardance.de/

On Sun, Sep 13, 2009 at 6:23 PM, Don Hanson <dhanson928@gmail.com> wrote:

> Anybody ever build a "Low Rider" Vanagon? I saw a local car show-parade > with a few of those in it...Bouncing up and down, getting up on three > wheels, little teenie tires like a kid's wagon...Amazing! > > If you had a Westie with that kinda suspension you could cook popcorn > without shaking the pot by hand...Or make Bond-martinis..."Shaken, not > stirred".. > Don Hanson > > On Sun, Sep 13, 2009 at 6:01 PM, Bob Stevens <mtbiker62@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > My only reason is because I asked my daddy and he said it was OK .... > oh, > > > and I wanted to. > > > > > > http://www.vanagon.com/info/tires/index.html > > > ... and once I saw what my daddy had to say at that link, I knew it was > > not > > > only OK, but a good idea. > > > > > Besides that, I wanted to amaze someone. > > > > > > > > bob > > > > > > > > >> I am forever amazed at the propensity of folks to change something on > a > > >> vehicle from the way the engineers designed it, and dismiss any > concerns > > >> about safety of the modification with faith that it will "be ok." > > >> > > >> Why do you guys want different wheels from the ones that VW put on the > > >> van? In what way do you think that your choices are better? Just > > >> curious. > > >> > > >> Dave McNeely > > >> > > > > > > > > >

-- Beverley Anne de Villiers April 20, 1930 - July 4, 2009

Jake

1984 Vanagon GL 1986 Westy Weekender "Dixie"

Crescent Beach, BC

www.thebassspa.com www.crescentbeachguitar.com http://subyjake.googlepages.com/mydixiedarlin%27


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