Good thing you know the difference on what our vehicles need!! Dave Bthe Boston one On Tuesday, July 18, 2023 at 01:02:11 PM EDT, David McNeely <davmcneely40@gmail.com> wrote: What kind of tires do you have? When I bought my van, it needed new tires. The first tire shop I tried, a Firestone place, tried to sell me passenger car tires. On Tue, Jul 18, 2023 at 6:11 AM Markus Benne <mbenne@m-bass.com> wrote: > I had a lot of slop in the steering last fall, and crosswinds were > very...exciting. Trucks passing is equally thrilling. > > (I've had vanagons before and know this isn't normal 😀 ) > > I have now (for various reasons) changed the steering bushings, all > suspension bushings, balljoints, tie rods, and moved to a 25mm sway bar. > Then had a quality alignment done by a knowledgable Vanagon shop. > > I'm not seeing a dramatic difference in handling. > > Last piece of the puzzle is the steering rack (not leaking) but I don't > detect any slop there when it is parked and I turn the wheel ie turn the > steering wheel, and the tire turns pretty much right away. Not sure if > this is a definitive test. > > Any suggestions? > > > |
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