Date:         Sat, 19 May 2001 22:43:35 -1000
Reply-To:     Mick Kalber <hotlava@interpac.net>
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From:         Mick Kalber <hotlava@interpac.net>
Subject:      Re: Tires, Load Range and Pressure
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> There is a point of diminishing returns with everything.  Yesterday I had
new
> rubber mounted and an alignment on my Syncro.  Since I try to stick with
the
> manufacturer's specs, I told Jimmie-the-alignment-guy to put 40 psi in the
> front and 48 psi in the rear.

Joel Walker and I were just discussing this... on a syncro shouldn't the
tire pressure front to back be closer together to keep the tires the same
diameter... or does the load distribution offset the pressure difference?

Mick
89 Syncro Westy
Hilo, Hawaii

----- Original Message -----
From: Rico Sapolich <JKrevnov@aol.com>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Saturday, May 19, 2001 3:45 PM
Subject: Re: Tires, Load Range and Pressure


> In a message dated 5/19/01 8:09:22 PM,
andrew.grebneff@stonebow.otago.ac.nz
> writes:
>
> << Manufacturers' rated pressures are usually set for what they believe
people
> will consider comfortable. Which is normally rather less than ideal for
> handling.  >>
>
> There is a point of diminishing returns with everything.  Yesterday I had
new
> rubber mounted and an alignment on my Syncro.  Since I try to stick with
the
> manufacturer's specs, I told Jimmie-the-alignment-guy to put 40 psi in the
> front and 48 psi in the rear.  This morning I checked the tire pressures
and
> found 50 front, 62 rear!  That explained why I felt like I was an ant
riding
> atop a ball bearing while I was driving home yesterday.  One side benefit
of
> those few extra pounds of tire pressure was that I didn't have to steer; I
> would just look in the direction I wanted to go and the car would go there
on
> its own.
>
> Rich
>