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Originally posted by milt
I respect what JW has to say, always. But, under way, your VW bus would be in the "draft" of the MH. It would have to be enough of a cross breeze to blow the thing over standing still, in one way of thinking. Of course, JW is thinking of the dynamics and how a VW bus might be upset by the road conditions just at an inopportune time.

Now, to counteract, you could work the VW over a bit. You could lower it and remove the reduction axles. You might even gain a small bit of negative camber, especially if you load the bus with some of your excess gear while towing. That would provide an additional level of stability.

To change the ride height in a bus is the same as a bug. And, you can use a bug tranny w/o the reduction gears. No reduction gears means a heavier strain on the bus motor, but it doesn't sound like you will be using it too much and too loaded. Even with the additional strain on the bus motor, one advantage is that it's not wound out tight at 65 MPH. You just need to use 3rd more when you start up a slight grade and slow down to keep from over revving the motor, a sure way to early failure.

I like your choice of vehicle to be towed, but there are some others, too. Or, you could throw a six in that bus!!

Thanks Milt, I really appreciate your comments. Of course I greatly value JW's comments...no doubt he has forgotten more about cars that I know.

I am going to pursue a bus and see what I can do to increase it's stability. Safety is my main concern so I hope to be able to make this happen safely. The VW bus is such a great ride, I just gotta do it.

v/r
Wayne C.