I would not say that Dave, I'd say it is 'the' rating required . as another indication of that look at the tire sticker on syncro vanagons.. says 6PR front,, 8 PR rear . it doesnot say 6PR and 8PR 'minimum' required. Tire stiffness is a very significant factor in ride and handling, straight line tracking , turn-in, and cornering stability. ALL well tuned cars have 'more' rear tire ...such as the syncro mentioned above .. All modern performance cars have a rear tire , and sometimes wheel too .. that is 'more ' ...larger, wider, next size up wheel etc.. so if people are going to settle for same size front and rear tires in 14 inch on a vanagon .. they should at least use VW's recommend grade of tire .. because the stiffness of D load tires is too much . and lowering tire pressure doesn't help ..then you loose other ways. And I don't think running really high tire pressure is right either. speaking as someone who has raced cars and motorcycles. On 5/20/2013 11:26 AM, Dave Mcneely wrote: > >Pretty much, get ready for the flood of tire discussion! |
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