Date: Tue, 5 Sep 2017 09:29:30 -0600
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From: OlRivrRat <OlRivrRat@COMCAST.NET>
Subject: Re: Suspension issue
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You Could Also Run 205/60R16s on the Front ~ That would get You back
to Near OEM Dia' & Your Speedo & Odo would be More Accurate ~
I run 225/60R15s on the Front of My 90Westy & 235/75R15s on the Rear
& Love Almost Everything about the Config' ~ Do need to be a bit careful of the
AirDam on BackRoads ~
ORR ~ DeanB
On 5 Sep , 2017, at 6:20 AM, Jared Planter wrote:
> Thanks Levi, I've thought about having GoWesty replace them but I don't
> want to have to keep doing that. Have you heard of any better springs?
>
> On Mon, Sep 4, 2017 at 23:44 levi hawkins <b1levi@yahoo.com> wrote:
>
>> By the way, not just me, there's several of us who have had the same
>> experience and posted about it on the samba
>>
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>> On Mon, Sep 4, 2017 at 8:48 PM, Jared Planter
>> <jaredplanter@GMAIL.COM> wrote:
>>
>> Hey all,
>>
>> My friends/mechanics and I are troubleshooting a strange issue and I
>> thought I'd reach out to see if any of you have any insight.
>>
>> Last summer we upgraded from 14" tires/wheels to 16" with the GoWesty 1.5"
>> lift springs and Bilstein high performance shocks and replaced our tie rod
>> ends and control arms. About 6 months after the work we started hearing our
>> tires rub on something when we lean into one side while turning. Over time
>> this got worse and we finally observed it happening, during a turn the tire
>> rubs on the mudflap screw or the the fender lip would be resting on the
>> tire resulting in the lip grabbing and cutting the tire. This happens on
>> rough roads and even on some deep driveways at gas stations, etc.
>>
>> Pictures and video: https://www.icloud.com/sharedalbum/#B0LJtdOXmSAE5Q
>>
>> More information:
>> - 1987 full camper
>>
>> - Center of wheel hub to fender lip is 17" all around, should be 19"
>> according to GoWesty
>>
>> - Total weight (fully loaded with us in it) is 5700
>> - Front axle: 2750lbs
>> - Rear axle: 2950lbs
>>
>> I'm spending the day at the shop on Sept. 17th to see what's going on.
>> There's no obvious sign of collapsed springs or anything else upon a basic
>> inspection but we hope to find a smoking gun in the shop.
>>
>> I would love to hear your thoughts and especially any similar experiences
>> any of you may have had.
>>
>> Thanks!
>>
>> Jared
>>
>>
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