One item I forgot in the last long post, re: gas mileage.  Phil and I had
run ourselves over a scale up in Oregon and I was running about 350 pounds
heavier than Phil, but still getting slightly lower gas consumption.  Go
figure......

On 8/3/06, Loren Busch <starwagen@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>  Very long, read at your own risk.
>
> Summary of what I say in the long message that follows:  The wrong tires
> will make you wallow all over the road.  Bad shocks will make you wallow
> all over the road.  The wrong tires can fail if being used on a Vanagon.
> The right tires and good shocks make a very significant difference.  And
> two nearly identical Westfalias, running 14" vs. 16" wheels, get damn near
> the same gas mileage.  If you want the details of how I come to these
> conclusions, read on.
>
>