OOPS! Your right, I was going from memory and had remembered the vehicle weight not the GVWR. And I checked my tires and they are rated at 1466 lbs. max each.

Dave
86 Vanagon GL

-----Original Message-----
From:   Seth F Gordon [SMTP:sethgordon@MONTYSBAY.COM]
Sent:   Friday, July 31, 1998 7:03 PM
To:     Vanagon@VANAGON.COM
Subject:        Re: vehicle weight/tires

The door sticker says that the GVWR  (the max weight) is 5270 lbs. the
manual says that includes 150 lbs per designated passenger and the added
weight of the luggage that those passengers would incur.  (now the humor)
What is the national standard amount of luggage in lbs allowed vanagon
passenger.

>I would think so seeing as how the van weighs 4200 lbs with a half load
(per the label on the van)
>
>Dave
>86 Vanagon GL

>is 1290 lbs per tire an ok weight rating for a regular  7 passenger
vanagon.
>The tires are reasonably priced and I don't ussually cart much around.
>