Date:         Tue, 17 Nov 1998 08:12:16 -0800
Reply-To:     Vanman <mckayaa@OIT.EDU>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@vanagon.com>
From:         Vanman <mckayaa@OIT.EDU>
Subject:      Re: Recommended tire pressure
Comments: To: vanagon@VANAGON.COM
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Never exceed the max pressure stated on the tire.  I would fill all four to
max pressure, and then if the van feels too squirrly on the road, let some
air out of them.  I did this and am now running 30 in the front and 35 in
the rear, w/ the fronts maxed out and the rears at the highest pressure that
the van is stable at.  Hope this helps, I know that there will be some other
opinions, but you heard it here first!

-Aaron Mckay
                                 mckayaa@oit.edu
                                 college student in mechanical
                                 engineering at Oregon Institute of
Technology
                                 '85 vanagon GL


-----Original Message-----
From: Steve Macaulay <smacaulay@INFINTIUM.COM>
To: vanagon@VANAGON.COM <vanagon@VANAGON.COM>
Date: Tuesday, November 17, 1998 8:00 AM
Subject: Recommended tire pressure


>Some questions for the tire experts in the group:
>
>Anyone know the recommended front and rear tire pressure for Michelin MX
185
>R14 94R tires on a Vanagon camper?  These are reinforced radial tires.
>Inside the door there is a sticker recommending 43 lbs for the front and 53
>lbs for the rear for 185 R14 C6 PR tires.  On the Michelin MX tires there
is
>a note that says the max load is 1540 lbs at 40 psi.  Does this mean that I
>should not inflate the Michelin MX tires to the 43 front / 53 rear pressure
>notice I found in the door since these are over the 40 psi max load note on
>the tire?
>
>Thanks in advance from a new Vanagon owner and tire-illiterate new list
>member.
>