My vanagon has a sticker that shows both sets of tires:

According to the sticker 185r14 should be 43/53 front/rear

and 30/40 for 205/70r14

Cheers,
Harry

On 08/01/2011 08:21 AM, T Collins wrote:
> 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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