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Subject:Re: 15" tire pressures?
From:Mike Collum
Date:Wed, 30 Jul 2008 14:28:48 -0400

Chris S wrote:
> If the stock Vanagon has a 52/48 F/R weight distribution why do you run so
> much pressure in the rear compared to the front?

I'd say it's because VW figured out that Vanagons handle (steer) much
more reliably that way ... regardless of the weight distribution.

I always run mine with about 10 lbs more in the rears than in the
fronts.  I'm using properly rated tires, of course.

Mike