So just as a devils advocate, my vanagon only has the placard describing
185/70/14's on that spot, do other vanagons have the number for 205/70/14's
on that placard too and if so what is that numbers of PSI front and back for
a 2wd 1985 7 seater?

Oh and by the way: I did see a range in the European Haynes of 30/36 for the
PSI front/back. I found that to be a little hard to believe, but they did

Thanks,
Tony

On Fri, Jul 29, 2011 at 7:38 PM, Dave Mcneely <mcneely4@cox.net> wrote:

> the pressure required according to VW is unequivocal, and is stated on the
> placard inside the driver's door.  For the given tire sizes, the pressure is
> there.  I recommend using it.  mcneely
>
> ---- ralph meyermann <ralphmeyermann@GMAIL.COM> wrote:
> > I also think the pressure needs to be adjusted for ride and total carried
> > weight.
> >
> > On Jul 26, 2011 11:26 AM, "David Vickery" <david_vickery@yahoo.com>
> wrote:
> >
> > --- On Mon, 7/25/11, ralph meyermann <ralphmeyermann@GMAIL.COM> wrote:
> > > looking at those altimax bu...
> > I could be wrong but I think it is a misconception about minimum load
> > rating.  You want a tire that supports the Gross Axle Weights.  When VW
> > selected a tire that could be inflated well above the GAWR, they chose
> lower
> > inflation pressures that brought load capacity down to the GAWR for a
> > smoother ride.  That is how they came up with 30/40 psi on the 97R
> Michelin
> > MXT.  And same thing for the 185R commercial tires.  They did not inflate
> > them to the max, but where they set them, was at or close to the gross
> axle
> > weight.
> >
> > So if your tires are capable of carrying the max axle weeights and you
> set
> > the pressure of your new tires to a point where it supports the gross
> axle
> > weight, you are at the correct load.
>
> --
> David McNeely
>

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