Dennis, this is very interesting to me.  Maybe you could start making up
charts of real empty weights of Vanagon campers, and then the figure out
how much usable weight is left over for people and stuff?  This would be
helpful to see if they are overloading their vans.

Ken

On Mon, Oct 30, 2017 at 1:26 PM, Dan N <dn92610@gmail.com> wrote:

> since I don't use tires type/size mentioned on the door jam, I use my rule
> of thumb
>
> max. pressure on the side wall minus 8psi for the FRONT
>
> max. pressure on the side wall minus 4psi for the REAR
>
> tintop Syncro -  General Grabber AT2 27x8.5 LT14 - FRONT: 50-8=42psi /
> REAR: 50-4=46psi
>
> if the van is heavy loaded I add 1 more psi to all tires. Really empty
> (driver + passenger only) I subtract 2 more psi to all tires. I never put
> in the max on the side wall, always leave some room for expansion.
>

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Thanks,
Ken Wilford
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