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Subject:Re: I HATE TO SAY - tires
From:Karl Mullendore
Date:Thu, 3 Aug 2000 12:51:54 -0400

Sorry to answer that issue without first checking my tire catalog, I assumed
you are using 205/70-14s. After checking my tire catalog, I realized you
probably have 195/75/14s, in which case the tire pressure should be 36
front, 48 rear, on reinforced tires or 6 ply rated.

Karl Mullendore
Westy Ventures
1987 Syncro Westfalia 1.9TD

----- Original Message -----

> I got a set of Bridgestone Dueler ATs for my Westy and loved them until
> it rained. They are great for the off road camping that I do the most.
> They held strong on the dry highway when gusts and semi's would pass.
> But once the roads got wet I was skating around with the slightest
> breeze. I was running them at the 50psi they are rated at so I backed
> them down to 40 front and 45 rear as recommended on the door sticker.
> This helped some, but it still gets a little squirrely on the wet
> highways with gusts and trucks.