I knew someone would ask me that!   I will have to go out to the car and
check.  If I am not mistaken, it is stock +~4 psi  front and rear.

-Brent

----- Original Message -----
From: "Bill Kasper" <dragonlist@IPMTS.UCSC.EDU>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Tuesday, April 16, 2002 1:28 PM
Subject: Re: Important tires question: B.F. Goodrich tripple sidewall

> brent, what tire pressure are you running?
>
> bill
>
>
> On Tuesday, April 16, 2002, at 12:21 , Brent Christensen wrote:
>
> > I have had the 27.5 x 8 All Terrain KO tires on my Syncro for about two
> > years now, and I am very pleased with them.  They are noisier than
> > street
> > tires, but still quiet by off-road tire standards.  Off road
> > performance is
> > also quite good in all but gooey mud.
> >
> > They handle well, corner solidly, and provide good stability in cross
> > winds.
> > I have noticed that the inflation pressure can have a pronounced impact
> > on
> > steering "feel" and how well the Syncro tracks down the road.  (Over
> > filled
> > and it feels like driving a bicycle with the handlebars turned around
> > backwards, underfilled, and it gets mushy and cornering suffers).
> >
> > They also look great, the tread life is pretty amazing, and they are a
> > bit
> > bigger so that the speedometer actually reads accurately now.  There
> > is a
> > slight change to overall gearing, and climbing up some hills required
> > downshifting that I used to be able to barely do in 4th gear.
> > However, in
> > a Syncro Westy, you are carrying a lot of weight and that change of
> > gearing
> > is probably more dramatically felt.  The nice thing is that I can now
> > cruise
> > at a (real) 70 mph all day long and still be in the "all green" area of
> > the
> > tach.  Overall, I highly recommend them as an "upgrade" for Syncros
> > with 14"
> > alloy wheels.
> >
> > Brent Christensen
> > Santa Barbara, CA
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "developtrust" <developtrust@COX.NET>
> > To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
> > Sent: Tuesday, April 16, 2002 12:00 PM
> > Subject: Important tires question: B.F. Goodrich tripple sidewall
> >
> >
> >> One of my front Michelin X One tires blew the sidewall when I hit a
> >> curb
> > in
> >> a supermarket parking lot.
> >>
> >> Winston Tires wthat put the wrong tires on the vanagon said they will
> >> replace the tires no charge.
> >>
> >> I'm considering the B. F. Goodrich 27- 8.50-14 tires which are tripple
> >> sidewall and pay the difference in price ($102 versus $50.)
> >>
> >> I know that Al Knoll (Pensioner) has B. F. Goodrich 15" tires. Does
> >> anyone
> >> else have experice with the 14" B. F. Goodrich tires.
> >>
> >> If these will work with the alloy wheels on a vanagon I am going to pay
> > the
> >> difference and get them unless the wisdom of the list can steer me to a
> >> better tire for the vanagon camper.
> >>
> >> I HAVE ONE DAY TO DECIDE.
> >>
> >> Thanks in advance for the help you all.
> >>
> >
>