Date:         Fri, 27 Mar 1998 07:42:26 -0800
Reply-To:     Gail Fitzpatrick <redwood@SPEEDLINK.COM>
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From:         Gail Fitzpatrick <redwood@SPEEDLINK.COM>
Subject:      Consider the number of plies; was Re: Tire trivia
Comments: To: Chris Higgins <chiggins@BELLATLANTIC.NET>
Comments: cc: Vanagonlist <vanagon@vanagon.com>
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At 07:56 AM 3/27/98 -0500, you wrote:
>Tire pressures for 81 Vanagon (from the front doorjam sticker inside):
>
>Size              PSI      PSI
>                  front    rear
>7.00-14 8PR       33       48
>185 R 14 C 6PR    38       55
>185 SR 14 reinf.  33       40
>
>Interesting to note that MAX LOAD pressure for my Yokohama Y356 is 50PSI, so


This puzzles me, if you have the LT [8-ply] Yoko Y356 tires.  Mine show a
max load allowance of *65psi*.


>I cannot inflate to 55 PSI recommended pressure. Also worth noting that when
>Sears mounted my new tires, they filled each tire with only 34-36 PSI air.

America's Tires inflated mine to only 35, i think, but i upped that, finally
settling on 42 psi front, 48 rear.

I
>bumped-up the pressures to 38 PSI front, and 50 PSI rear: huge improvement
>in ride quality!

Will be interested in responses you get to this.  The discrepancy seems
quite a bit higher than I've seen recommended on the list.

gail
__________________________
Gail Fitzpatrick
'87 GL Westi, 125k   [Frieda]
Sacramento, CA
<redwood@speedlink.com>