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Re: Safety opinion tires
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Sat, 9 Jun 2012 10:25:22 -0400
...On the rear only the van may tend to over steer since in most situations the front will have more traction than the rear...
Re: Tires ? can't seem to find size anywhere
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Mon, 28 Jul 2003 18:28:35 -0400
...Namely, the need to run the front softer than the rear to avoid over steering. Dennis -----Original Message----- From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon...
Re: Twiga has new shoes [Tires]
Historical mailing list - mdstockr
Thu, 17 Apr 97 10:26:08
...Front tires (and the vehicle specs) require lower inflation >than rear to prevent "over steer." That is, loss of control in quick moves >especially...
Vanagon Tires (resolved)/cartoon
Historical mailing list
Mon, 10 Jul 1995 10:08:17 -0700
...First impressions are that the Vanagon handles like a sports car, top heaviness and the "Queen Mary" boat handling over steering appears to be...
Re: Syncro bad handling problem
Historical mailing list - dylan friedman
Tue, 24 Jun 2008 08:10:19 -0700
...They do react with over steer when they are ready for a suspension over haul. I have tried allot of different caster adjustments with...
Re: Tire Pressure Question
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Sun, 4 Dec 2011 09:28:16 -0500
...I have seen larger diameter tires, raised rear springs, and miss-matched (all terrain or snow tires) in rear cause some awful feeing over...
was: tire inflation/wind deflection...Now..Who is really driving your van?
Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
Fri, 14 Sep 2007 22:30:56 -0700
...While it is generally accepted that a bit of minor over steer is much more beneficial when trying to control a car driven at...
Re: HELP My wife thiks the van is unsafe
Historical mailing list - Greg Potts
Thu, 16 Dec 2004 13:20:17 -0500
...sidewalls will flex too much and the effect of crosswinds and over-steer will be quite noticeable. Upgrading to proper-spec tires with dual...
Re: Lazy fellow tire size ?
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Sat, 15 Feb 2014 19:54:21 -0500
...Sometimes when a Vanagon is fitted with a larger tire in the rear it may have a tendency to over steer and I have...
Re: Need recomendations for new shocks for an '85 Vanagon-Rear tire size concern.
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Thu, 6 Dec 2012 01:04:32 -0500
Running larger tires in the rear can cause an over steer situation especially during emergency maneuvers or a tire failure. 25.5" front and...
Re: Twiga has new shoes [Tires]
Historical mailing list - Bob Marshburn
Thu, 17 Apr 1997 11:48:48 -0700
...Front tires (and the vehicle specs) require lower inflation >>than rear to prevent "over steer." That is, loss of control in quick moves >>especially...
Re: Syncro bad handling problem
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Tue, 24 Jun 2008 10:42:40 -0400
...Jacking the rear will reduce the caster angle and cause the twitchy over steering. Dennis >From: Benny boy <huotb@VIDEOTRON.CA> >Reply-To: Benny...
Re: Tires - Why oh why NOT?
Historical mailing list - Mike
Sat, 14 Mar 2009 17:25:17 -0400
...Therefore, a rear-weight biased vehicle in motion, will have a stronger tendency towards over-steering (or over-rotation about the vertical axis) and...
Re: Agilis Nokian Hybrid Tires
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Wed, 18 Jun 2008 11:48:50 -0400
...always makes for a Vanagon that becomes twitchy with lots of over steer and amzing abilities to change lanes without warning. Adding more front...
Re: Tire Choice Question (long piggy-back question)
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Wed, 21 Mar 2007 08:10:48 -0400
...What you are experiencing is over steer each time you make a correction. If you swap the thires front/rear, you will feel the...
Re: Lazy fellow tire size ?
Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
Sat, 15 Feb 2014 17:30:17 -0800
...Sometimes when a Vanagon is fitted with a > larger tire in the rear it may have a tendency to over steer and I have...
Re: Tire Pressure Question
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Sat, 3 Dec 2011 08:10:48 -0500
Since you now have larger tires on the rear than front you may sense a bit of over steer. If a problem have the...
Re: Syncro bad handling problem
Historical mailing list - Benoit
Tue, 24 Jun 2008 11:13:27 -0400
...Jacking the rear will reduce the caster angle > and cause the twitchy over steering. > > Dennis > > >> From: Benny boy <huotb@VIDEOTRON.CA> >> Reply-To: Benny...
Re: Twiga has new shoes [Tires]
Historical mailing list - KENYON FAIREY
Thu, 17 Apr 1997 10:05:51 -0400 (EDT)
...Front tires (and the vehicle specs) require lower inflation than rear to prevent "over steer." That is, loss of control in quick moves especially...
Tires & other misc. noise
Historical mailing list - Walt Spak
Wed, 20 Jun 2001 15:20:19 -0400
...It over steered & blew around a bit. None of the ill effects were extreme, but the tires were not nearly as good as the...
Re: Tire Pressure Question
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Sat, 3 Dec 2011 19:58:26 -0800
...Tire Pressure Question > Since you now have larger tires on the rear than front you may sense a bit > of over steer. If a...
Re: Need recomendations for new shocks for an '85 Vanagon-Rear tire size concern.
Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
Thu, 6 Dec 2012 00:15:24 -0700
...ORR ~ DeanB On 5 Dec , 2012, at 11:04 PM, Dennis Haynes wrote: > Running larger tires in the rear can cause an over steer...
Re: was: tire inflation/wind deflection...Now..Who is really driving your van?
Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
Sat, 15 Sep 2007 19:27:17 +1200
...While it is generally accepted that a bit >of minor over steer is much more beneficial when trying to control a car >driven at...
Re: Tires & other misc. noise
Historical mailing list - jhlauterbach
Tue, 26 Jun 2001 01:25:49 -0400
...I went ahead > with this recommendation & quickly learned that the bus did not handle well. > It over steered & blew around a bit. None of...
Re: Turning Circles in your mind. ;)
Historical mailing list - Leslie Schwartz
Sat, 17 Nov 2007 11:44:36 -0600
...It's a fun car to drive; it has a swing axle so its likely to over-steer in some conditions like an old...
Re: 84 wolfs weekender/ any others? (long)
Historical mailing list
Mon, 6 Jul 1998 19:00:49 EDT
...the WLE pass vans also had the padded over steering wheel horn button, and there was also a full snap on curtain kit, blue...
Re: Snow newbie needs snow tire recommendation
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Fri, 29 Aug 2008 11:25:38 -0400
...The new found over steer is sometimes quite obvious and scary. If the winters happen to be larger in diameter than the summer tires...
Re: Tires - Why oh why NOT?
Historical mailing list - Mike
Sat, 14 Mar 2009 15:17:47 -0400
...In addition, towing anything would only add to this rear-weight bias and result in a more pronounced over-steer in a panic situation...
Re: Tires - Why oh why NOT?
Historical mailing list - pdooley
Sat, 14 Mar 2009 16:53:51 -0400
...In addition, towing anything would only add to this rear-weight bias and result in a more pronounced over-steer in a panic situation...
Re: Thanks for input on 14" alloy wheels and 195R14 size tires
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Tue, 8 Jan 2013 16:31:41 -0800
...a properly setup car has very neutral handling ......doesn't under or over steer corning ... and there is one more ideal attribute that more...