What kind of tires do you have?  When I bought my van, it needed new
tires.  The first tire shop I tried, a Firestone place, tried to sell me
passenger car tires.

On Tue, Jul 18, 2023 at 6:11 AM Markus Benne <mbenne@m-bass.com> wrote:

> I had a lot of slop in the steering last fall, and crosswinds were
> very...exciting.  Trucks passing is equally thrilling.
>
> (I've had vanagons before and know this isn't normal 😀 )
>
> I have now (for various reasons) changed the steering bushings, all
> suspension  bushings, balljoints, tie rods, and moved to a 25mm sway bar.
>  Then had a quality alignment done by a knowledgable Vanagon shop.
>
> I'm not seeing a dramatic difference in handling.
>
> Last piece of the puzzle is the steering rack (not leaking) but I don't
> detect any slop there when it is parked and I turn the wheel ie turn the
> steering wheel, and the tire turns pretty much right away.  Not sure if
> this is a definitive test.
>
> Any suggestions?
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