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Date:         Mon, 1 Jul 1996 13:58:40 -0500
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From:         pll@unlinfo.unl.edu (Patrick Larsen)
Subject:      Re: 91 ride, (was:No Subject)

>>Hmmm??? My wife's 88 rides nice and smoothly as I believe your's should. >>What tires do you have? >>Have you tested the shocks? Test them by pushing down good & hard with you >>body weight on one corner of the van (don't break your bumper!) and watching >>the response. The corner should rise back up, then down & stop. If it >>bounces any more than that, the shock it bad.

Well, here's the scoop: I'm riding Goodyear Regatta touring tires, size P195/70R14 @ 36 psi all around. Based on the simple shock test mentioned above, my shocks seem to be fine. How could I tell if the tires are reinforced, or would that even make a difference?

Pat

P.S. My apologies to the subject police! Honest officer, I swear I didn't see that subject line :-) ____________________________________

Patrick L. Larsen Water Center/Environmental Programs University of Nebraska pll@unlinfo.unl.edu http://www.uvm.edu/~plarsen/pat.html ____________________________________


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