Hi All, I used to have a 1983.5 Wolfy Westy and I lived in Yewtah in some back country. (Price, Kanab, St.George) The van came with the stock Continental 185/70R14. These were great on the open highway dry & wet. It performed very well on dry dirt roads but I never dare to adventure on the gray schmectite clay know locally as the Mancos Shale in wet conditions. I once stuck a Dorf 4X4 with chains on all 4 on a wet Mancos road. Anyway I got royally stuck in the Snowbird sky resort parking lot attempting to follow a Subaru with my brand new Westy. There was about 12inches of snow and the road had not been plowed. (probably cause they didn't want anyone parking there?) It took about 6 people to rock and pushit out. I am proud and manly enough today to share with you'all, that I did a stupid thing and they all laughed and still jab me to this day. My last words were "Watch This Molly!" to my then girl friend now wife. This was the same area & parking where I would park my old 72 Type 2 Westy, with Michelin tyres, and not have any problems geting away. I also did Saline Valley and the Kaiparovits Plateau with this van. (poop Brown with a Porsche Super90 engine and last seen in Provo) SO from experience the old busses had better off-road/snow traction then the newer proportioned Vanagons. Or the Continetals really sucked off dry pavement and Michelins are wonderfull. I solved some of that by getting a Syncro. Yea Right! watch this get stuck deeper :-) My 0.02$ Joel Cort New bucket carrying member of the Wasser Leaker's club 89 Syncro Westy + bucket __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Bid and sell for free at http://auctions.yahoo.com |
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