Date:         Sun, 18 Mar 2007 19:05:14 -0500
Reply-To:     Doug Fitz-Randolph <fitzr@SUSCOM-MAINE.NET>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Doug Fitz-Randolph <fitzr@SUSCOM-MAINE.NET>
Subject:      Re: correct tire pressure for 195 14 8ply
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Yes - it's more than just weight distribution, it's handling as well.

Not to start a completely unrelated thread here, but...

An extreme example of a manufacturer's tire pressure recommendations being
different front vs. rear would be the Chevy Corvair. IIRC it was 16 PSI
front and 30 PSI rear... or something like that. Failure to observe the
recommended pressure would result in the car rolling over in certain
conditions, or so GM critics said at the time. Do a google search or read
Ralph Nader's "Unsafe at any Speed" FMI.

Doug Fitz-Randolph
Freeport, ME

>> The vehicle has a 49/51% weight distribution - why put more air in the
>> back?  That was normal practice with air cooled vans, but not needed
>> with the newer Vanagons.
>
>Volkswagen disagrees. On ALL Vanagon years and models, they recommended
significantly more tire pressure in >the rear, as noted on the door jamb
sticker.
>
>- Ron Salmon
>  The Bus Depot, Inc.
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