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Date:         Tue, 17 Jul 2018 04:46:27 -0700
Reply-To:     Jim Arnott <jrasite@EONI.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Jim Arnott <jrasite@EONI.COM>
Subject:      Re: tire pressures and alignments
In-Reply-To:  <CACvdLxM66FVZYHnmHWLYuS3pYu+ZTcDPk3pWOVP753s3=G_J9w@mail.gmail.com>
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> 
> On Mon, Jul 16, 2018 at 3:28 PM, Gabriel Hourtouat <ghourtouat@gmail.com>
> wrote:
> 
>> Should wheel alignments be done with an unladen van?
>> 
>> (Or should I load it up with some concrete blocks, etc, to simulate the
>> kind of load that the van will carry on road trips?)
>> 
>> Any special considerations for an alignment?
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> New tires: Continental Vanco Four Season 185R14C rated D (load range 102 /
>> 100 Q) are rated for 1874 kg at 65psi.
>> 
>> What pressure would you run them?
>> 
>> 
>> (I have gone to: 45 front, 49 rear, psi.)
>> (The shop inflated them to: 34, 36, 40 and 42.  Or, random, in other
>> words.)
>> 
>> Any advice welcome.
>> 
>> cheers,
>> gab
>> 86 Westy 2.1 WBX
>>
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