The Squirlyness was Definitely Not the Vans Fault, it was the Falkens Not "Playing Nice" with the Tires I was running on the Rear ~ I had already planned on Replacing Them as I was not @All Happy with the way they played @ More Norm' Hiway Speeds ~ Just found Myself on a WideOpen Road in Pretty Much the middle of nowhere NM on a nice cool day with no wind & couldn't resist the temptation to see what VDubaru might be capable of ~ Had I had Front Tires that I was Happy With I suspect that VDub' might have made it to 110-115 ~ ORR ~ DeanB
On 10 Jan , 2018, at 1:07 PM, Roy Nicholl wrote: > Anytime you force a very rectangular object through the atmosphere at close to 100mph, things are bound to get a little squirrely > >> On 10-Jan-2018, at 13:23, OlRivrRat <OlRivrRat@comcast.net> wrote: >> >> My 90Westy has been to 96 with a good deal of pedal left (EJ25 powered) ~ >> >> I didn't push beyond that as the Falkens I had on the Front (even though newish) >> >> were starting to feel a bit squirly ~ Got rid of those Falkens shortly there after ~ >> >> ORR ~ DeanB >> >> >> On 8 Jan , 2018, at 6:26 PM, KI4TLF wrote: >> >>> Got to be careful of those PNW cliffs. (90 in a Vanagon) :-) >>> >>> >>> GregM >>> >>> -----Original Message----- >>> From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of Chris S >>> Sent: Monday, January 08, 2018 3:59 PM >>> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM >>> Subject: Re: Clamshell toolbox >>> >>> Compared to my 64 VW Splitty and my motorcycle, my Westfalia is a safety haven. Also, I don’t go over 90. |
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