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Subject:Re: Tires and Wheels - The best laid plans of Mice and Men.....
From:JRodgers
Date:Thu, 20 Mar 2014 10:22:09 -0500

"Curb Hopping" - driving up and over the concrete curbing that forms a
rain gutter at the edge of a street - or anywhere else - to make a
short-cut to your destination.

There is a drive-in fast food place here where to place your order you
are forced by curbing to drive a 360 degree circle around the building
to get to the order window. If there is no other traffic in the circle
and one is willing to "Curb-Hop" - you can  be at the order window
within two car lengths after leaving the street to visit the fast food
drive-in. - No driving completely around the facility!

John
On 3/19/2014 12:19 AM, SDF ( Scott Daniel Foss ) wrote:
> what is 'curb hopping' ?
>
> driving off one ?
>
>
> On 3/18/2014 6:07 PM, JRodgers wrote:
>> I note that List Member Tim Hannink commented that he has used larger
>> rims low profile tires to stay in limits - but found the 14" to be the
>> better. It curb hops without wrecking something. I feel the same way.
>> That greater depth is great for curb hopping. Happens here a lot at one
>> particular place I frequent and curb hopping works great!
>>
>> John
>>
>> On 3/18/2014 4:24 PM, Project Pat wrote:
>>> Yeah, don't give Dennis a big head.
>>> Just acknowledge he's one of the most knowledgeable and helpful
>>> people on
>>> the list and move on.
>>>
>>> :)
>>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On
>>> Behalf Of
>>> JRodgers
>>> Sent: Tuesday, March 18, 2014 4:41 PM
>>> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
>>> Subject: Tires and Wheels - The best laid plans of Mice and Men.....
>>>
>>>
>>> ...
>>>
>>> Hip! Hip! Huzzah!!   Dennis Haynes for putting me onto the General
>>> Altimax in the first place!!
>>>
>>> And one more thing about Dennis!
>>>
>>> I have a Dennis Haynes receiver hitch on my '88 GL - and that thing
>>> makes one heck of a fine jacking point for getting the rear end up off
>>> the ground with one Jack.
>>>
>>> Careful there Dennis - let;s not get the bighead over this.
>>> .
>>>
>>
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