--- "Russell, William" <william.russell@UW-INC.COM>
wrote:
> I'm heading out on a big road trip and I'm really
> concerned about making
> sure my baby is in tip top travelling shape.  What
> should I keep my tire
> pressures at on a 1980 Westfalia with three people
> plus gear?

Its hard to give you exact numbers without knowing the
amount of load your tires will support at a given
amount of air pressure. Generally, the tires should be
inflated to support the maximum amount of weight
allowed at each wheel position.

Most auto manufacturers take the GVWR numbers in the
door jamb and find the amount of air pressure required
to support that weight off of a load/pressure chart
provided by the tire manufacturer. Those are the
inflation numbers that appear in the door jamb and
they are for the tires that originally came with the
vehicle.

Check with the manufacturer of your current tire to
see if they can give you load capacity vs. inflation
pressure information.

=====
TJ Hannink
Goldibox - 1987 Vanagon Camper, Wolfsburg Edition
Winter Park, Florida
http://home.earthlink.net/~tjhannink/
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/wolfsburg_campers
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