Hi Jeff,

Take a close look at your front tires and inspect the treads carefully
for uneven wear patterns.

I drove a little too long on a set of bad ball joints and tie rod ends
and really made a mess of my front Nexen SV-820s this year. About a
month after returning from Westies at Watkins I blew out a front tire
that (unbeknownst to me) had worn down to the steel cords.

If there is uneven wear, do yourself a favour and rotate the fronts onto
the back so as to spread out the damage a bit while you're at BBtB.

I think about the screaming noise my tires made heading into the corners
at Watkins Glen and shudder, now that I know how little rubber was
actually present at the time...

Happy Trails,

Greg Potts
Toronto, Ontario Canada
197x Westfakia "Bob the Tomato"
1987 Wolfsburg Weekender Hardtop (ND Graphics graphics wrap)
1988 Wolfsburg Weekender Hardtop (Colleen's ride)
Engine conversion blog: http://www.pottsfamily.ca/wordpress/
www.pottsfamily.ca

BUSES OF THE CORN - AUGUST 12-14th, 2011
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On 5/12/2011 9:50 AM, Jeff Lincoln wrote:
> I just wanted to thank you all for the advice, information, and
> encouragement on this little project.
>
> At very least this is going to have to wait until after the Buses by the
> Beach Bus Benefit on May 27-29 - because I just don't have time to address
> it before then. But after that I'll get on it.
>
> I am still thinking it might be good to do as much as I can while I am in
> there - then I can forget about if for many many more miles to come.
>
> --
> Thanks,
>
> Jeff
> '85 GL (Gertie)
> '90 Carat (Grover - the noble parts donor)
> '78 Bus (Melissa) Patty's Bus
>