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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>
In-Reply-To:  <CAAj276wLjpHzt2HHf3eRJb6USDTMqzz1N7jqD2e4Y=NS0bi_vw@mail.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.

-- David McNeely


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