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Subject:Re: Tires and Wheels - The best laid plans of Mice and Men.....
From:SDF ( Scott Daniel Foss )
Date:Tue, 18 Mar 2014 22:19:10 -0700

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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