Date:         Tue, 6 Apr 1999 19:14:29 -0500
Reply-To:     Bill Urban <KC-Sadie-VW@WEBTV.NET>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Bill Urban <KC-Sadie-VW@WEBTV.NET>
Subject:      Spoiler?-wind problems
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Hello all,

Just got back from an Easter trip to S. Illinois and had a hell of a
time on the highway. For 3/4 of the 460 mile trip the van was being
pushed around by terrible crosswinds.  It was very difficult keeping it
on the road.

 These were very serious winds. This storm system had torrential rain
and caused one tornado in Wichita,KS (my destination). I saw 2 semis
wiped out on the side of the road that I assume were victims of the
gusts.

What, if any, are my options to make my van less vulnerable to these
blow monsters? My van is a '91 Carat. It has a front airdam, new Sears
shocks, and new Yoko Y370s ( I'm questioning my choice of these over the
wider Mich MXTs). Someone on the list mentioned a rear anti sway bar so
that is in my van's future. One idea I had was a rear spoiler on top of
the van for downforce. Is one of these made for the vanagon
(projectzwo??) and how much are they? Any ideas that can help with the
wind problem wil be greatly apprecated.

Later, Bill