

| Subject: | Re: Best Tire Pressures for Nokian C2s? |
| From: | Wesley Alden Pegden |
| Date: | Wed, 28 Jan 2004 17:02:30 -0600 |
Thanks for the responses... Most people seem to be running theirs at not to far from factory tire reccomendations---just a little bit higher. thanks again, wes On Mon, 26 Jan 2004, Wesley Alden Pegden wrote: > I hate to try to cheat and not do any calculations or draw on my tires > (It's a bit snowy in chicago for the chalk now, I think), but does anybody > have reccomendations correct tire pressure for Nokain > Haaaaakkaaaapalliiiita C2's on the vanagon? The tires, which I just got > and am hugely satisfied with, are rated for 65psi. > > Thanks for any tips, > wes > > On Sun, 25 Jan 2004, Ken Lewis wrote: > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > .......If the tire is > > > under-inflated, it will wear badly along the outside edges of the tire. > > ...... Over inflated, it wears in the middle of the tire and leaves the > > tires > > > unworn along the edges........... > > > > With these facts in mind, take a large piece of chalk and draw lines across > > the tires. Drive in a straight line for a few feet and look at the wear on > > the "indicators". Adjust pressure accordingly. Repeat. > > > > Ken Lewis > > 86 Transporter Crew Cab > > 60 356 T-5 Porsche > > http://neksiwel.20m.com/ > > Vanagon tech, pixs, O2 monitor gadget > > >
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