I think the affect would be very minimal.

It's the job of the shocks to absorb and damp all that out anyway.

Scott

turbovans

-----Original Message-----
From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of
Wesley Pegden
Sent: Monday, March 03, 2008 2:59 PM
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: Front Suspension Wear? (was: Re: Nokian recommended tire pressure)

I've always imagined that one of the trade-offs that comes with

increasing tire pressure might be increased wear on ball-joints, etc.,

as the ride is now firmer.

Is this the case?

Jeffrey Lubin wrote:

> Well, I just got off the phone with the Nokian guy, who said to follow

> the OEM recommended pressures but go up by a max of 5 PSI from them.  I

> too feel like I'm too sensitive to cross-winds, so I'm thinking I'll try

> keeping the rear at the OEM 48 psi and raise the fronts from 39 to 44.

> If someone has a better idea, please let me know.

> BTW, I didn't realize this was one of those topics with such a wide

> range of opinions, but I guess I should have known.  It seems like

> anything involving tires or wheels brings out many many points of view

> here.

> Thanks all for your help.

> -Jeff

>

> Larry Alofs wrote:

>>

>>

>> On Mon, Mar 3, 2008 at 9:11 AM, Jeffrey Lubin

>> <visionwizard@verizon.net <mailto:visionwizard@verizon.net>> wrote:

>>

>>     I've got Nokian Hakkapeliitta CS 195/R14C tires on my '86 weekender.

>>     The tire sticker on the driver's door says 39 PSI front and 48 PSI

>>     rear.

>>     Is there any good reason to diverge from these recommendations?

>>     Thanks.

>>

>>

>>

>> It feels to me that my van is less sensitive to cross winds when the

>> front pressure is a little closer to the rear pressure.  Like maybe 44

>> front and 48 rear.

>>   This is with relatively inexpensive 205/14 tires on a 2wd "91 GL

>> YMMV.

>>

>> Larry A.

>>

>

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