Date:         Mon,  3 Mar 97 14:48:12    
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@vanagon.com>
From:         mdstockr <mdstockr@neo.lrun.com>
Subject:      RE: Mixing Tire Types 

Kelly,

What you have is a potentially DANGERIOUS COMBINATION OF TIRES !!!

Because you are running conventional tires in the back of a rear engined vehicle, you are 
set-up for very excessive oversteer.  In other words, your bus will be VERY EASY to spin.

As a stop-gap, unil you can dispose of the Uniroyals, move the Uniroyals to the front and 
Contis to the back.  I suggest inflation pressures of 35 psi front and 43 psi rear.

Buy another pair of tires, same size and load range as the Contis, ASAP to replace the 
Uniroyals.  


--- On Mon, 3 Mar 1997 12:34:45 -0600  Kelly Bauman <bauman@ican.net> wrote:

>I have checked the archives back to the beginning and have yet to find
>exactly the answer I am looking for regarding mixing of tire types.
>
>The PO of my 91 Westy had Uniroyal M&S car tires on the back with stock
>Conti LT tires on the front.  The rear tires have a max inflation of 35 psi
>versus 55 psi for the front.  My door sticker calls for 43 psi front and 53
>psi rear.
>
>I plan to ditch the Uniroyals, however, until I do I am not sure what
>inflations to run.  35 rear 53 front, 35 all around, 35 rear 28 front, some
>other combo or definately not at all.
>
>Michael Stocker and Steve Maher came close to answering these questions in
>some archived mail but I welcome the experience and feedback of the entire
>list on how I should proceed.
>
>Kelly Bauman
>Delta, BC
>email: bauman@ican.net
>91 Westy
>

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  Michael Stocker <mdstockr@neo.lrun.com>
  North Canton, Ohio, USA     Time: 2:48:12 PM
  LiMBO / GASS                Date: 3/3/97
  1989 Audi 90 Quattro
  Wanted: Nice 1968-> air cooled or diesel
  Previous VW's: '66-T3, '67-T1 & '70-T2 Westi
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