99 Dodge Caravan AWD rear stability

Proper wheel alignment, maybe? You shouldn't have side to side motion unless something is out of whack with your suspension or tires.

Matt

Check cold tire pressure. Should be 35 psi. Different (stiffer) tires might help.

Richard.

"Matthew S. Whiting" snipped-for-privacy@computer.org wrote

Thanks for the response, but... No there is nothing mechanically wrong with it. The tires are fine. And the handeling characteristics have not changed since I bought it new.

I realize that it was never intended to be a sports car, but I want better latteral support

"Richard" snipped-for-privacy@rr.cap.com wrote

Thanks I realize that it was never intended to be a sports car, but I want better lateral support.

On our '98 GC Sport, we replaced the OEM 216/65-16 Michelin MX4s with

You've answered your own question: trade the van for a can that handles the way you want. You might be able to install wider wheels and tires and lower the van, but you'd spend well over $1,000 for probably not a lot of gain ... and you'd give up a lot of the ground clearance you need to made AWD worth anything at all in the snow.

Matt

"Matthew S. Whiting" snipped-for-privacy@computer.org wrote

Yep, snow and mud season(which is way worse) + the need to haul lotso stuff. There is a lot of cubic in a Caravan.

The problem is that deer dodging is also high on the list. And I don't care for the way the rear snaps over and wants to pop the rear axle free, if you don't have time to preload the turn. The front holds reasonably well and overall I think it handles better than other SUVs with no room in them.

I found some sway bar stuff on a web site that might help for $300 or so, but they specifically excluded AWD version.

Never had a big problem with my Chrysler vans, but neither is AWD so they sit lower and have a different rear suspension. They aren't sports cars, but they handle pretty well for what they are, IMO.

Matt