Date:         Wed, 19 Oct 2022 14:33:42 -0700
Reply-To:     Dan N <dn92610@GMAIL.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Dan N <dn92610@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: Tire pressure
Comments: To: mark@markmcculley.com
In-Reply-To:  <76DD8FA2-130E-48BC-8983-6FAEA856EFD5@markmcculley.com>
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You're right Mark... thanks

I'd stick to VW recommendations... what he said is nonsense... specially
the weight of the engine is in the rear.

On Wed, Oct 19, 2022 at 11:15 AM <mark@markmcculley.com> wrote:

> He's probably thinking that adding more pressure will increase the
> circumference of the tire which could be an issue for syncros. In reality,
> any increase would be minimal and not something to be concerned about. If
> you check the tire pressure placard inside the driver-side door you will
> see the recommended pressures for the original tires and they are different
> on front and rear.
>
> -Mark
>
> > On Oct 19, 2022, at 11:05 AM, Dan N <dn92610@GMAIL.COM> wrote:
> >
> > *resending because of the typo...sorry*
> >
> > hi all,
> >
> > I have both Syncro and 2WD vans (tintop) and I always use less pressure
> on
> > the Front than on the Rear tires (for ex. 42 psi Front / 46 psi Rear or
> 38
> > psi Front / 42 psi Rear).
> >
> > Recently I met a guy at my mechanic shop and he said he put the same tire
> > pressure all around on his Syncro - because it's a 4WD.
> >
> > Is what he said right for vanagon Syncro?
> >
> > Note: I also have a 4WD SUV and the manufacturer recommends 32 psi all
> > around when it's empty. With 4 persons in the SUV and luggage they
> > recommend 32 psi F / 36 psi R
> >
> > thank you,
> >
> > dan
>
>