Date:         Sun, 25 Sep 1994 13:20:02 -0700 (PDT)
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@vanagon.com>
From:         ray landers <rayl@netcom.com>
Subject:      Re: Esp For Eurovan Owners, Tires



On Sun, 25 Sep 1994, Richard Sellers wrote:

> Ric, in particular, and the others.
> 
> There is a very obvious (can be seen and felt with the hand) uneven wear 
> all over the road-surface of the tires. There are surface areas where the 
> tread depth is much less than in a segment immediately preceeding or 
> following in the same linear path.  Adjacent treads show a similar 
> pattern but not in any consistent arrangement. There are small cracks 
> where the sidewalls join the tread.

maybe you had them underinflated?

> 
> When I rotated the tires, the ones from the back (now on the front) 
> really made a difference in driving and handling. I had the tires replace 
> like they were on the trip.
> 
> It's Sunday morning and I'll take the EV back to the dealer this evening 
> so they can get an early start on it (I hope) on Monday.  Will keep all 
> interested informed.
> 
> Any and all comments are welcome!
> 

i'm interested, for sure. we only have about 12k on our EV.

ray

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