I have Nokian WR's and their max is 51psi, so the best I can hope for is 40 front and 50 rear - - - loaded or not . . . (have 40lbs front and rear right now, and 40lbs for the front tires with bilsteins doesn't seem harsh . . . ), luckly I have a Carat albeit with two Thule Spirit Cargo Boxes, as opposed to a fully loaded westy much less a westy syncro fully loaded . . . cause if I did, I might have to consider running Hakka CS's year round as opposed to the WR's . . .
----- Start Original Message ----- Sent: Wed, 28 Jun 2006 20:47:56 -0400 From: Mike Collum <collum@VERIZON.NET> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM Subject: Re: Should I pump my Nokian Hakka CS tires up to 65lbs? > Vanagon recommended tire pressures always show the fronts at slightly > lower pressures than the rears for handling purposes. > > With no additional load in the Westy I run my Hakka CS tires at 40 front > and 50 rear. Fully loaded I might go to 55 front and 65 rear and have > something in between for moderate loads. > > Mike > > > Christopher Gronski wrote: > > My 215/65-15 Michelin Agilis 51 tires are good to 54lbs, and that's > > where I run them. I've been pretty happy with the improvement in fuel > > economy over lower pressures and have not noticed any abnormal wear in > > three years. > > > > Chris > > > > On 6/28/06, Dana Showers <dshowers@cpds.net> wrote: > > > >> They are rated for 70 lbs. They ran like crap at 35 lbs. I now have > >> them > >> at 45 lbs. I would like to try them at 65 lbs. > >> > >> thanks, > >> > >> Dana > >> 85 Westy 1.9td > >> 04 Beetle TDI > >> > >> > >> -- > >> No virus found in this outgoing message. > >> Checked by AVG Free Edition. > >> Version: 7.1.394 / Virus Database: 268.9.5/377 - Release Date: 6/27/2006 > >> > > > ----- End Original Message ----- |
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