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• Re: All those with 205 tires...
  Historical mailing list - Kent Christensen
  Wed, 8 Sep 1999 22:35:31 -0600
  ...Greater dry-road cornering (lateral g) capability and greater resistance to acceleration wheelspin are not relevant to Vanagon. 5.5-in rim is minimum...
• Re: Skinny Tires
  Historical mailing list - Kent Christensen
  Sat, 25 Dec 1999 09:56:58 -0700
  ...I almost left out the lateral traction stuff and did leave out the "traction on tire spinning acceleration" stuff. I might concede that resistance...
• Re: All those with 205 tires...
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Wed, 3 Nov 1999 10:03:17 -0600
  ...Greater dry-road cornering > (lateral g) capability and greater resistance to > acceleration wheelspin are not relevant to Vanagon. > > 5.5-in rim is minimum...
• Re: Vanagon Tire Guidelines Report
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Wed, 5 Oct 2005 00:26:16 +1300
  ...But lateral accelerations (cornering) won't care what the diameter is. When fitting performance tires it pays to go to a larger wheel size...
• Re: 50 worst cars, and the vanagon isn't one of them
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Mon, 10 Sep 2007 14:45:28 +1200
  ...The tires on these vehicles have compromise tread which cannot give a high constant lateral-acceleration grip (so-called "g-force), though "Wheels" was...
• Road Test 1971 VW Bus
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Wed, 10 May 95 16:06:04 CDT
  ...There is undoubtedly a substantial market for box-like vehicles seating seven or more in comfort in a large space which can be readily...
• Tires, et al (LONG)
  Historical mailing list - Paul Schiemer
  Tue, 20 Apr 1999 13:48:02 -0400
  ...re talking about deformations in the shape of the tire under lateral acceleration (turns). A stiffer tire is not only stronger but it is...
• road test: 1986 vanagon camper syncro
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Mon, 06 Feb 95 15:11:22 CST
  ...fair Lateral support .................. good SUSPENSION Front ............................ ind. unequal-length control arms, coil springs, anti-roll bar Rear ............................. ind. semi-trailing arms, coil springs STEERING...
• road test: 1980/82 Vanagon (real long)
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Wed, 11 Jan 95 14:56:49 CST
  ...design, is a vehicle with the attributes of its predecessors and innovations of the future. While its level of acceleration may deter those who...
• road test: 1968 VW Station Wagon (long)
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Tue, 10 Jan 95 15:48:47 CST
  ...65 mph and acceleration is substantially the same because of the heavier curb weight and heavier payload of the vehicle and slightly slower turning...
• Re: tiico conversion vs. other I4 conversions, ?GTI vanagon (long)
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Fri, 4 Jan 2002 23:16:37 +1200
  ...You didn't look at the Hiace? The SWB-only Liteace-based Masterace is too short and narrow for lateral stability, especially under hard...
• another road test: 1983-1/2 VW Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Wed, 11 Jan 95 23:11:51 CST
  ...semi-trailing arms, coil springs, tube shocks ROAD TEST RESULTS ACCELERATION FUEL ECONOMY Time to distance, sec: Normal driving, mpg ...... est 19.5 0...