Date:         Sun, 20 May 2001 17:36:03 -0500
Reply-To:     Joel Walker <jwalker17@earthlink.net>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Joel Walker <jwalker17@earthlink.net>
Organization: not likely
Subject:      Re: Tires and Pressure
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> Westfalias with GVW of 5093 Lbs should be running a tire equal to
the
> original equipment.
> To make it real simple: People driving Vanagons are most likley
using the
> right tires for their 3200 Lb. Vehicles, the Westfalia folks are
riding
> on dangerous tires in most cases because of the 5093 GVW although
they
> may seven hundred piunds fully loaded.

"should" ... but if you're seen the volumes of email on the list about
tires, you'd note that not everybody does that. :(

what i'm trying to say is that folks ... ANYbody, not just you ...
should go with the tires, not the sticker. don't forget that most of
the folks on the list bought the buses as used, not as the original
owners. and there's no way to tell what the Dreaded Previous Owners
put on the bus. :(
and for safety's sake, the TIRE should be the source of information,
not some sticker that was put on at the factory when other tires were
fitted to the bus.

if you (or anyone else) continues to use the original
make/model/size/color tires, then sure, the sticker still applies. but
change any of that and the sticker information may not be accurate or
even safe.

joel