Date:         Sun, 29 Aug 2010 22:00:34 -0700
Reply-To:     Loren Busch <starwagen@GMAIL.COM>
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From:         Loren Busch <starwagen@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: Tire question: Sorry, but ...
Comments: To: Scott Daniel - Turbovans <scottdaniel@turbovans.com>
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On Sun, Aug 29, 2010 at 9:03 PM, Scott Daniel - Turbovans <
scottdaniel@turbovans.com> wrote:

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> interestingly, on the same vehicle...
> for the 185 R 14 C 6 PR they say 39 front, 48 rear.
>

Not totally true Scott.  Some years back, just for kicks, I did a survey (on
vehicles I could walk up to at a WetWesties gathering and also asked people
online for info and several in a local bone yard) and VW increased the
recommended pressure over the years.  From about '88 on, on a Westy, for the
185R14 they say 43 front, 53 rear.  What prompted my mini survey was a
discussion just like this.
And my (very subjective) testing of various inflations on my rig, first with
Michelin Agilis and now with Hakka CS I've found the 43-45 front 53-55 rear
gives me the best feel/handling.  But this is a truly YMMV situation.