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Date:         Thu, 19 Aug 1999 21:47:32 -0400
Reply-To:     Bulley <gmbulley@BULLEY-HEWLETT.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Bulley <gmbulley@BULLEY-HEWLETT.COM>
Subject:      Re: Traction
Comments: To: Larry Hamm <ldhamm@XMISSION.COM>

Larry-

Since when have they made tires out of sand?

G. Matthew Bulley Director Bulley-Hewlett & Associates www.bulley-hewlett.com Cary, NC USA 888.468.4880 tollfree

-----Original Message----- From: Larry Hamm [SMTP:ldhamm@XMISSION.COM] Sent: Thursday, August 19, 1999 7:33 PM To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM Subject: Re: Traction

Harry Patrick wrote: > > Have also experienced poor traction with westy. I suspect tire size is > a great part of the problem. The small tires don't offer a very large > contact patch and at slightest spin easily dig themselves into a hole. > Harry, Actually, for most situations, a narrower tire is better, offering more weight per square inch on the contact patch. The most notable exception is sand. Larry


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