on 8/3/06 10:53 AM, Loren Busch at starwagen@GMAIL.COM wrote:

> 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.
>>
>>

Welcome all new list members to the quarterly+- tire/wheel/shock thread!
Stay tuned for some interesting info you might not have read before?

Grin,

Tom B.