Try lowering the pressure to that marked on the drivers door of the van.
If I remember correctly 39 in front and 48 in rear.

Sincerely,

Craig Rogers
----- Original Message -----
From: "Phil S." <napszeerf@YAHOO.COM>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Wednesday, May 29, 2002 10:51 PM
Subject: Re: New tires, now my Westy wanders a bit

> I have Yoko "Super Van 356" 185R-14 load "D" 65PSI and
> they work great for me but I think that extra hard
> tires(65PSI) tend to put more stress on the suspension
> parts and therefor transfer more energy to your
> steering column, trailing arms, shocks, bushings
> etc... When I installed these, the 1st thing I noticed
> was how easily these hard tires turn when driving over
> 10 MPH. Its becouse they  absorb very little friction.
> I also feel EVERY little crack in the road now, and Im
> worried about this so Im replaceing ALL my bushings
> and going to Bilstein shocks, I hope doing this helps
> as I LOVE these tires and I dont mind the harsh ride.
> The hardness of the tire also makes my steering
> "skate" left or right a little, but thats becouse the
> tire makes my steering more responsive/sensative
>
> So i think your supension could use some
> adjustment/alignment, but Im no mechanic.
>
> Phil Stanhope***84' Westy Tiico "Millenium Falcon"
> ***60' Morris Mini1340CC(For sale)
>
>
>
>
> --- BajaLeo <bajaleo@COX.NET> 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
>
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