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Date:         Wed, 5 Oct 1994 16:17:12 -0500 (CDT)
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From:         Gerald Skerbitz <gsker@lenti>
Subject:      Re: YES:6-ply tires

On Wed, 5 Oct 1994, Tim Smith wrote:

> Over the last 23 years I've gone through lots of tires on lots of vans. The > only ones I will use now MUST have an LT or C6 rating, and take a maximum > pressure of 50psi. ANYTHING else is too squirrelly (ie all over the road, > dead/alive) on corners. The tapioca effect was a good description. BUT you > don't need to follow the VW specs and run at rated (by VW) pressures. I

Just a heads up here -- the Trailhandlers ARE LT and C6 rated, and they are horrid. 50 psi too. I think the 185 is a good bet too, but they're tough to find around here and expensive.

-- Gerry Gerald Skerbitz <gsker@med.umn.edu> U of MN Med School Admin 6-5379


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