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Subject:Re: New tires, now my Westy wanders a bit
From:Michael Snow
Date:Wed, 29 May 2002 18:18:24 -0700

BajaLeo wrote:
> New Yoko's, 185R-14 load "D" and my van seems to wander on the freeway more than it used to. Previous tires were old cracked Bridgestone's. Currently running 40 P.S.I. Anybody experience this before? Thanks.
> _____________________
> Leo Lipert
> San Juan Capistrano, CA
> '84 Wolfsburg Westy with leaky heads
> '00 Golf
>

I have the same tires.  I run them with 36 PSI front and 42 rear when
the van is empty.  When the front tires are overinflated, the outside
edges of the tread have little traction and steering suffers.  I also
notice that the Yokos are a bit busy on the southern California
rain-grooved concrete roads.  They ride a lot better on plain old asphalt.

Mike Snow
1982 Westfalia diesel