Hey that sounds great!  But I do have a question: How was the gas milage 
on your weekender?

Nate El Great
85 GL-7passenger

On Mon, 22 Apr 1996, Gordon Root wrote:

> There has been a message posted regarding replacement tires. I want to put
> in my comments in case it could be of some help to someone.
> When I bought my 86 Westy Weekender from my son-in-laws father, it had
> ordinary car tires. They were almost new and he had put them on. Got some
> bad advice from a tire dealer I guess. These are only rated for 35 psi and
> were aired way above that to the amounts shown on vehicle stickers. In
> addition to handling lousy in the wind , and being hard to turn wheels at
> stop or slow speed (no power steering) I was concerned about carcass
> damage to overinflation. 
> I did some checking and finally settled on Bridgestone 185R14 LT ( Light
> Truck) tires. These are 8 ply rated and each is rated at 1850 lb load @ 65
> psi.
> I inflated these per the vehicle instructions. What a world of difference.
> Beautiful handling dry, wet or in wind. No more wander. Much easier to
> turn wheels stopped or at very slow speed. These are tires made to handle
> proper weight and psi. Price was satisfactory for quality tires and after
> running them a while they would be cheap at twice the price. Wholehearted
> recommend these. 
> Gordon        '86 Westy Weekender
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