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Date:         Mon, 22 Apr 1996 09:14:14 -0400 (EDT)
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From:         Nathan Lebron <lebron@sage.edu>
Subject:      Re: VANAGON digest 916

Hey that sounds great! But I do have a question: How was the gas milage on your weekender?

Nate El Great 85 GL-7passenger

On Mon, 22 Apr 1996, Gordon Root wrote:

> There has been a message posted regarding replacement tires. I want to put > in my comments in case it could be of some help to someone. > When I bought my 86 Westy Weekender from my son-in-laws father, it had > ordinary car tires. They were almost new and he had put them on. Got some > bad advice from a tire dealer I guess. These are only rated for 35 psi and > were aired way above that to the amounts shown on vehicle stickers. In > addition to handling lousy in the wind , and being hard to turn wheels at > stop or slow speed (no power steering) I was concerned about carcass > damage to overinflation. > I did some checking and finally settled on Bridgestone 185R14 LT ( Light > Truck) tires. These are 8 ply rated and each is rated at 1850 lb load @ 65 > psi. > I inflated these per the vehicle instructions. What a world of difference. > Beautiful handling dry, wet or in wind. No more wander. Much easier to > turn wheels stopped or at very slow speed. These are tires made to handle > proper weight and psi. Price was satisfactory for quality tires and after > running them a while they would be cheap at twice the price. Wholehearted > recommend these. > Gordon '86 Westy Weekender > > > >


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