Tire pressures for 81 Vanagon (from the front doorjam sticker inside):

Size              PSI      PSI
                  front    rear
7.00-14 8PR       33       48
185 R 14 C 6PR    38       55
185 SR 14 reinf.  33       40

Interesting to note that MAX LOAD pressure for my Yokohama Y356 is 50PSI, so
I cannot inflate to 55 PSI recommended pressure. Also worth noting that when
Sears mounted my new tires, they filled each tire with only 34-36 PSI air. I
bumped-up the pressures to 38 PSI front, and 50 PSI rear: huge improvement
in ride quality!

Chris Higgins
chiggins@bellatlantic.net
Marlton, NJ
81 Vanagon L

> Subject: Re: Tire trivia
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> > > Max Press 40 PSI
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>  On the drivers side door of my 85 it states to inflate the tires around
> 44-48psi
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> Your model must have come with different tires.
>
> --Bill
> '85 GL
>