I have Nokian WR's and their max is 51psi, so the best I can hope for is 40 front and 50 rear - - - loaded or not . . . (have 40lbs front and rear right now, and 40lbs for the front tires with bilsteins doesn't seem harsh . . . ), luckly I have a Carat albeit with two Thule Spirit Cargo Boxes, as opposed to a fully loaded westy much less a westy syncro fully loaded . . . cause if I did, I might have to consider running Hakka CS's year round as opposed to the WR's . . . 

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Sent: Wed, 28 Jun 2006 20:47:56 -0400
From: Mike Collum <collum@VERIZON.NET>
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: Re: Should I pump my Nokian Hakka CS tires up to 65lbs?

> Vanagon recommended tire pressures always show the fronts at slightly
> lower pressures than the rears for handling purposes.
> 
> With no additional load in the Westy I run my Hakka CS tires at 40 front
> and 50 rear.  Fully loaded I might go to 55 front and 65 rear and have
> something in between for moderate loads.
> 
> Mike
> 
> 
> Christopher Gronski wrote:
> > My 215/65-15 Michelin Agilis 51 tires are good to 54lbs, and that's
> > where I run them. I've been pretty happy with the improvement in fuel
> > economy over lower pressures and have not noticed any abnormal wear in
> > three years.
> >
> > Chris
> >
> > On 6/28/06, Dana Showers <dshowers@cpds.net> wrote:
> >
> >> They are rated for 70 lbs.  They ran like crap at 35 lbs.  I now have
> >> them
> >> at 45 lbs.  I would like to try them at 65 lbs.
> >>
> >> thanks,
> >>
> >> Dana
> >> 85 Westy 1.9td
> >> 04 Beetle TDI
> >>
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