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Subject:Re: YES:6-ply tires
From:Gerald Skerbitz
Date:Wed, 5 Oct 1994 16:17:12 -0500 (CDT)

On Wed, 5 Oct 1994, Tim Smith wrote:

> Over the last 23 years I've gone through lots of tires on lots of vans. The 
> only ones I will use now MUST have an LT or C6 rating, and take a maximum 
> pressure of 50psi. ANYTHING else is too squirrelly (ie all over the road, 
> dead/alive) on corners. The tapioca effect was a good description. BUT you 
> don't need to follow the VW specs and run at rated (by VW) pressures. I 

Just a heads up here -- the Trailhandlers ARE LT and C6 rated, and they 
are horrid.  50 psi too.  I think the 185 is a good bet too, but they're 
tough to find around here and expensive.

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Gerry
Gerald Skerbitz <gsker@med.umn.edu> U of MN Med School Admin 6-5379