

| Subject: | Re: Clamshell toolbox > Now AeroDynamics & Tires |
| From: | OlRivrRat |
| Date: | Wed, 10 Jan 2018 13:50:37 -0700 |
The Squirlyness was Definitely Not the Vans Fault, it was the Falkens Not
"Playing Nice" with the Tires I was running on the Rear ~ I had already planned on
Replacing Them as I was not @All Happy with the way they played @ More Norm'
Hiway Speeds ~ Just found Myself on a WideOpen Road in Pretty Much the middle
of nowhere NM on a nice cool day with no wind & couldn't resist the temptation to
see what VDubaru might be capable of ~ Had I had Front Tires that I was Happy
With I suspect that VDub' might have made it to 110-115 ~
ORR ~ DeanB
On 10 Jan , 2018, at 1:07 PM, Roy Nicholl wrote:
> Anytime you force a very rectangular object through the atmosphere at close to 100mph, things are bound to get a little squirrely
>
>> On 10-Jan-2018, at 13:23, OlRivrRat <OlRivrRat@comcast.net> wrote:
>>
>> My 90Westy has been to 96 with a good deal of pedal left (EJ25 powered) ~
>>
>> I didn't push beyond that as the Falkens I had on the Front (even though newish)
>>
>> were starting to feel a bit squirly ~ Got rid of those Falkens shortly there after ~
>>
>> ORR ~ DeanB
>>
>>
>> On 8 Jan , 2018, at 6:26 PM, KI4TLF wrote:
>>
>>> Got to be careful of those PNW cliffs. (90 in a Vanagon) :-)
>>>
>>>
>>> GregM
>>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of Chris S
>>> Sent: Monday, January 08, 2018 3:59 PM
>>> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
>>> Subject: Re: Clamshell toolbox
>>>
>>> Compared to my 64 VW Splitty and my motorcycle, my Westfalia is a safety haven. Also, I don�t go over 90.Have something to add on this topic today? Revive this thread in the forum »