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Subject:Re: Grounded Spare Tire Carriers for my Rear End
From:Rusty Johnson
Date:Fri, 15 Sep 2000 17:27:25 EDT

In a message dated 9/15/00 3:20:00 PM Mountain Daylight Time, Roq8cyans
writes:

Happy Friday, List;
Installing stiffer springs to increase rear ride-height is essential for
safety, especially when carrying passengers for hire.
Ground loops are a serious hazard for taxiing tail-draggers.

Rusty J.
'80 Westy -- the MV Vanagon Valdiz
PS.  Some of us DO read all this list "stuff"
PPS.  Sad, isn't it?   :-)

In a message dated 9/15/00 9:18:21 AM Mountain Daylight Time,
larry_avery.johnson@SYMPATICO.CA writes:
>
> After last years eating binge, I actually need a Spare Tire Carrier for
> my
>  > Rear
>  >  End.
>  >  -Larry
>  >  P.S. Ron, you actually READ all of this List crap, don't you?
>  >
>  >  Ron Bloomquist wrote:
>  >
>  >  > <snip>When you consider the cost of straightening body panels,
> repairing
>  >  > seamrust, matching paint, replacing brakes, installing stiffer
springs,
>
>  > honing
>  >  >
>  >  > your slave cylinder, and replacing your clock and those cheesy stock
>  >  > speakers...  the Vanagon Rear Spare Tire Carrier ground loop
preventer
> is
>  >  > way cheap!
>  >  >
>  >  > TGIF
>  >  > Ron

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