Date:         Fri, 29 Jul 2011 18:38:21 -0500
Reply-To:     mcneely4@COX.NET
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From:         Dave Mcneely <mcneely4@COX.NET>
Subject:      Re: Tires again!
Comments: To: ralph meyermann <ralphmeyermann@GMAIL.COM>
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the pressure required according to VW is unequivocal, and is stated on the placard inside the driver's door.  For the given tire sizes, the pressure is there.  I recommend using it.  mcneely

---- ralph meyermann <ralphmeyermann@GMAIL.COM> wrote:
> I also think the pressure needs to be adjusted for ride and total carried
> weight.
>
> On Jul 26, 2011 11:26 AM, "David Vickery" <david_vickery@yahoo.com> wrote:
>
> --- On Mon, 7/25/11, ralph meyermann <ralphmeyermann@GMAIL.COM> wrote:
> > looking at those altimax bu...
> I could be wrong but I think it is a misconception about minimum load
> rating.  You want a tire that supports the Gross Axle Weights.  When VW
> selected a tire that could be inflated well above the GAWR, they chose lower
> inflation pressures that brought load capacity down to the GAWR for a
> smoother ride.  That is how they came up with 30/40 psi on the 97R Michelin
> MXT.  And same thing for the 185R commercial tires.  They did not inflate
> them to the max, but where they set them, was at or close to the gross axle
> weight.
>
> So if your tires are capable of carrying the max axle weeights and you set
> the pressure of your new tires to a point where it supports the gross axle
> weight, you are at the correct load.

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David McNeely