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Subject:Re: Nokian recommended tire pressure
From:Larry Alofs
Date:Mon, 3 Mar 2008 09:49:20 -0600

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