

| Subject: | Re: 6-ply tires??? |
| From: | John Ritchie |
| Date: | Wed, 5 Oct 1994 10:30:10 -0800 (PDT) |
Ari wrote:
>
> WARNING!!!
>
> IF the max cold inflation pressure on the tire's sidewall
> is LESS THAN what your tire information sticker on the driver's
> door frame says... DO NOT INFLATE ABOVE THE MAX COLD INFLATION
> PRESSURE!!!
>
> The VW sticker is specific to the tire specification issued by
> VW for the Bus/Vanagon...
>
Indeed! The manufacturers of the tire know what the safe limit of their tire
is, don't exceed that or you're asking for trouble! What's more, I suspect
they wouldn't be too sympathetic when you take it back after the blowout!
("Well, I know it only said 32 lbs on the side of the tire, but on the car it
said 48, so I followed what the car said... why'd this tire blow?!?")
John Ritchie
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