Vanagon EuroVan
Previous messageNext messagePrevious in topicNext in topicPrevious by same authorNext by same authorPrevious page (August 2009, week 4)Back to main VANAGON pageJoin or leave VANAGON (or change settings)ReplyPost a new messageSearchProportional fontNon-proportional font
Date:         Mon, 24 Aug 2009 21:08:48 -0400
Reply-To:     mcneely4@COX.NET
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Dave Mcneely <mcneely4@COX.NET>
Subject:      Re: Kumho 857 Tire Pressure?
Comments: To: Scott Daniel - Turbovans <scottdaniel@TURBOVANS.COM>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8; format=flowed; delsp=no

195 is almost the same in size as 185. Why not just go with the factory recommendation -- whic for my'91 camper is 54 psi rear, 43 psi front. It drives and handles well that way, and that's what Discount Tire, which sold me the Kumhos, recommended.

Dave Mc

On Mon, Aug 24, 2009 at 7:48 PM , Scott Daniel - Turbovans wrote:

> If they're like 184 R 14 C's used on vanagons around 83 to 85 or so. > their tire pressure tag in the front door says 39 front, 48 rear, > cold. > I played with that on similar load-rated tires, , and > thought 39 cold was a bit high, and am running I think, 33 front, 44 > rear, > measured cold, and like that ride and handling feel - quite well > actually. I > can through my van into a corner with quite predictable and neutral > handling. > > In any case, it's the front-to-rear tire pressure relationship that > determines handling feel while corning. > You want to be between boat-like understeer on one end of the scale, > and > 'loose' feeling oversteer on the other end of the scale. > Making sure the rear contributes more stability than the front does, > helps > to achieve that. Working with just tire pressure ( and not wheel > rim > widths, or tire sizes ) is all you have to work with there. > Around 6 to 8 psi more in the rear than the fronts, is what I > recommend. > ( I realize my example above is 11 psi more in the rear ) Try > different > pressures and different front/rear relationships. > Just never exceed the max pressure listed on the side of the tire - I > find > those pressure to always be higher than I'd ever run normally. In > any > case, you want 'more' in the rear - more stability, and tire pressure > is > what you have to tune that with, which is reflected in the recommended > tire > pressure on most vanagons tire sticker in the driver's foot well area. > long enuf ! > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Mr.mds" To: Sent: Monday, August 24, 2009 5:27 PM > Subject: Kumho 857 Tire Pressure? > > > Hello everyone. > > Just wondering if anyone has used or uses Kumho 857's on there vans? I > have > a 81 non camper Huge Sunroof edition!! > I have a set of Kumho 857 in a LT195 R14 can anyone recommend a good > tire > pressure to set these at? > > Thanks for your time. > > MS > > _________________________________________________________________ > Attention all humans. We are your photos. Free us. > http://go.microsoft.com/?linkid=9666047=


Back to: Top of message | Previous page | Main VANAGON page

Please note - During the past 17 years of operation, several gigabytes of Vanagon mail messages have been archived. Searching the entire collection will take up to five minutes to complete. Please be patient!


Return to the archives @ gerry.vanagon.com


The vanagon mailing list archives are copyright (c) 1994-2011, and may not be reproduced without the express written permission of the list administrators. Posting messages to this mailing list grants a license to the mailing list administrators to reproduce the message in a compilation, either printed or electronic. All compilations will be not-for-profit, with any excess proceeds going to the Vanagon mailing list.

Any profits from list compilations go exclusively towards the management and operation of the Vanagon mailing list and vanagon mailing list web site.