Sure it is Scott - understeer is understeer, whether via a thicker rear bar,
harder rear tires or dual rear wheels.

All of those things make the rear resist directional change.

Yuck

On Wed, Jul 30, 2008 at 5:10 PM, Scott Daniel - Turbovans <
scottdaniel@turbovans.com> wrote:

> hi,
> not interested in a big ole hairy debatge Chris,
> but do want to say one thing relative to your comments.
>
> rear staibility ( the oppostite of oversteer ) in a vehicle achieved
> through
> rear rim width, tire width, tire sidewall stiffness,
> and tire pressure.....
> is not at all the same as adding a rear antisway bar, or a stiffer rear
> anti-sway bar.
> scott
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Chris S" <szpejankowski@GMAIL.COM>
> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
> Sent: Wednesday, July 30, 2008 11:57 AM
> Subject: Re: 15" tire pressures?
>
>
>  That's interesting.  I've put 50psi in front and rear of my Westy and felt
>> that handling with anything less up front killed steering feel, increased
>> understeer and increased stress on front tires.  It improved handling too.
>> My tires have always worn evenly as well.
>>
>> I also use proper 8-ply tires.
>>
>> 2008/7/30 Mike Collum <collum@verizon.net>
>>
>>  Chris S wrote:
>>>
>>>  If the stock Vanagon has a 52/48 F/R weight distribution why do you run
>>>> so
>>>> much pressure in the rear compared to the front?
>>>>
>>>>
>>> I'd say it's because VW figured out that Vanagons handle (steer) much
>>> more
>>> reliably that way ... regardless of the weight distribution.
>>>
>>> I always run mine with about 10 lbs more in the rears than in the fronts.
>>>  I'm using properly rated tires, of course.
>>>
>>> Mike
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>> --
>> Chris S.
>> "Beware the Subie Vultures"
>>
>

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