I have never seen a 195/70-14 load range D tire. Are you sure the "70" is
there? That size would be noticeably shorter than the 185R 14C. If it is a
195R14D as I suspect than stay with the 43 front/53 rear.

Dennis

-----Original Message-----
From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of
John Meeks
Sent: Thursday, December 01, 2011 8:36 AM
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: Re: Tire Pressure Question

Dennis,

The rear tires are 195/70 R14 and are marked load range D with a max cold
pressure of 65 psi.

John Meeks

On Thu, Dec 1, 2011 at 6:45 AM, Dennis Haynes
<d23haynes57@hotmail.com>wrote:

> Check the rear size again. If it is in fact a 195/70 it is the wrong
> size, not extra load and probably is limited to 35 or 41 PSI. Anyway
> it should go.
>
> Dennis
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On
> Behalf Of John Meeks
> Sent: Wednesday, November 30, 2011 9:13 PM
> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> Subject: Tire Pressure Question
>
> OK maybe a dumb question but here it is:
>
> 1991 MultiVan (poptop, no kitchen) with stock alloy wheels. The
> drivers door sticker sez with
> 185 R 14C the pressure should be 43 front and 53 rear. With
> 205 70 R14     pressure should be 30 front and 40 rear
>
> Ok, For the winter I'm running 185 R 14 C (Hakka CS) in the front at
> 43 psi BUT on the rear I've got 195  70 R14 (Hakka C2)
>
> So my dumb question is: do I split the difference between the 205
> pressure and the 185 pressure and run about 46 psi on the rear 195's
> or are there other factors to consider?
>
> Thanks,
>
> John Meeks
> '91 Vanagon MV
> Northern Michigan
>
> Vanagon Rescue Squad
> www.vanagonauts.com
>
>