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Subject Topic: RENAULT TRAFIC UNSTABLE?
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06/9/2005 at 10:02pm
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Correct Bill.

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07/9/2005 at 7:04pm
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Well a disagreement on what the R stands for, im not absolutely certain but i always tyhought/had been told it stood for reinforced.
U can get 175/70r13 tyres or 175/70x13 tyres, both are radials, so it does seem obvious.
However i will check at work tomorrow.

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07/9/2005 at 9:19pm
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Sorry Dionea but 25 years as a motor engineer tells me different.



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07/9/2005 at 10:27pm
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Hi,

 

Yes I understood R to be radial. Maybe we're old and people don't realise there was once Crossply.

 

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08/9/2005 at 5:31pm
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well your both right of course it does sorry for doubting.

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08/9/2005 at 5:54pm
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We have a Trafic and it goes round corners ok but any high side camper is not going to feel as stable as a car. Just done 2000 miles in the Trafic all around the highlands of Scotland and it never fell over once

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08/9/2005 at 8:45pm
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Hi,

Since I cleared out the two tons of rubbish from the over cab area its much better!

 

Bill



09/9/2005 at 9:05am
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Yes not the place to put the wife Bill.

We have the T1100 you will have to bring yours to a mrrt then we can have a look at it. We are at Silverdale this weekend

 



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10/9/2005 at 12:21pm
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Hi,

I won't make Silverdale this weekend. Spent last night at the Three Pigeons, Graigfechan. Even though we arrived late the landlord Jim managed to arrange sandwiches and chips after the kichens had closed. Brilliant bloke.

Normally there is a couple of camervans and a lot of tents. This time there was only us. Then the raincame and I realised people with tents obviously study the weather reports. At one stage I swear the van was floating.

Site had drained well by the morning so no problems getting away. Certainly is handling better with the overhead devoid of luggage or wife.

Bill



03/10/2005 at 6:22pm
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The 'r' in a tyres spec is the speed rating for the tyre.

Tyre Speed Ratings

Going back to the original question , if you have an underslung water tank you could always fill that to keep the weight down low


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03/10/2005 at 6:35pm
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Hi,

Yes I have one and I tried it fulland it was better, that and clearing out the overcab space. Much better now.

There was a horrific accident in Birkenhead in 1970 when a car which failed to stop at a junction hit a campervan/minibus broadside and knocked it over. Full poured in from tank and was ignited by a pipe someone was smoking. There was I recall seven people in it and no one got out leaving a 15 year old boy who had stayed at home an orphan.

Terrible consequence of a relatively minor traffic accident. Still shiver when I pass that spot. For years afterewards the hedge which had been burnt did not regrow.

 

Bill




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