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Subject:Re: Trip Report: Detlef has Left Utah & is Safely in Maine
From:Loren Busch
Date:Wed, 7 Mar 2012 18:23:00 -0800

On Wed, Mar 7, 2012 at 6:03 PM, Daryl Christensen <daryl@aatransaxle.com>wrote:

> “What size tires are you running Daryl? “****
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> 225/60/16’s , but I am over 160 turbocharged hp and not an auto trans
> wbx’er like some slow driving people that get better fuel mileage than the
> likes of me….
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Understood.  I was looking for Hankook winter tires in stock Vanagon sizes
but figured you were running something bigger.

And as for better gas mileage I told you the secret a long time ago and it
has to do with tires again.  You go to 17" wheels in the rear and 14" in
the front so that you are pointing downhill all the time.  Gas mileage goes
way up....

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