Date:         Thu, 23 May 2002 10:36:39 -0500
Reply-To:     Stan Wilder <wilden1@JUNO.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Stan Wilder <wilden1@JUNO.COM>
Subject:      Re: Someone must know what tire pressure do use in Agilis 51 tire
              s!
Comments: To: CTONLINE@WEBTV.NET
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Jeez Guys!
Start out with Max pressure and after you're through beating your
suspension to death and listening to expansion joints, start to gradually
lower the pressure untill you arrive at a sound and ride level that you
can accept.
Try not to go lower than 33 front, 40 rear and I just can't see that it
makes much difference in tire wear if you're running C/D rated donuts.
(I run 185x14x 75 Agilis 61s and 33 front, 40 rear works well for me).

Stan Wilder

On Thu, 23 May 2002 10:15:55 -0500 "Terry K." <CTONLINE@WEBTV.NET>
writes:
> Sean,
>
> I kinda disagree with the response you gave---
>
> If your running the van heavy, and the max load rating is at at
> specific
> pressure you best be running with what the tire mfg.
> recommends---not
> the vehicles mother----
>
> Different tires, different pressures, different load ratings---
>
> VW has no idea what kind of hoop you have on that Van----the
> recommended
> tire pressure stated on that tag is for the tires VW hung on that
> Van
> when new---not what you went out an bought for replacements-----
>
> I have a hard time swallowing that Michelin told you not to run Max
> pressure as they recommended on the sidewall--
>
> Why in the heck would the even bother to print it on the sidewall
> then?
>
> Later,
>
> Terry
>
>
> E-mail message
>
> I called Michelin and they said to run whatever the manufacturer of
> the
> vehicle recommends. NOT what is printed on the sidewall of the
> tire.
> They said that is the MAX pressure not the recommended pressure to
> run
> the tire on.
> Sean Garrett
> 1981 Westy (his)
> 1995 Eurovan Camper (hers)
> sean.garrett@asu.edu
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Terry K. [mailto:CTONLINE@WEBTV.NET]
> Sent: Thursday, May 23, 2002 5:43 AM
> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> Subject: Re: Someone must know what tire pressure do use in Agilis
> 51
> tires!
> Follow the correct pressure recommendation printed on the
> sidewall-----
> Well--not really, because the Yokohama 356 D's I have ask for 65 psi
> for
> max load of 1850 lbs---but there is no way I'm going to run them
> tires
> that hard-----nor according to Discount Tire is it necessary, unless
> I'm
> running the Van at the maximum load-----
> So I'm running 40 psi all the way around.
> Common sense, as well as how the Vehicle handles should be a good
> indicator--
> But read the sidewall--it'll tell you all you ever wanted to
> know--this
> is more than likely why no one responded---
> Later,
> Terry
> E-mail message
>     Subject: Someone must know what tire pressure do use in
> Agilis 51
> tires!
> This is a repost because I harbly got any replies. I want to make
> sure I
> am running the correct tire pressure in my 215/65- 15 Agilis 51
> tires on
> my westy. What are you Volks running? Anyone know the Eurovan or SA
> Bus
> pressures for comparison?
> Thanks,
> Chris
>

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