Assuming you are running at least Load Range C tires and at the right
pressure, what condition are the shocks in?  And how good is the alignment?
I've made noticable improvements in two different Westies with both of those
items (along with putting on the right tires).

On 5/11/07, Don Hanson <dhanson@gorge.net> wrote:
>
> Another rookie Vanagon question.
> Recently I have been unhappy with the directional stability of my 84
> GL.  I went through switching tires with The List, and that certainly helped
> significantly, but I am thinking it could still do better.  I have been
> under the front and done a quickie exam of the steering components.  Pulled
> on wheels, checked tie rods, wheel bearings, etc etc.  Nothing seems to be
> worn, loose, wrong.  And yet, when it gets gusty, the nose of the van gets
> blown off course...Not nearly as bad as before, when I had some "mushy side
> tires" but still a bit unnerving.
>