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<x-flowed>Exactly....take for example a Jeep I used to own (I know its not a type 3 but this is relavent to the tire discussion) I was driving my Jeep home after getting new tires on it (BFG 31X10.50 A/T) it was driving horrid...I mean REALLY REALLY bad...like driving a brick. When I got home I checked the tire pressure. The wonderful people at the tire store had inflated them to the MAX pressure 50psi. 50psi on those tires is for a load rating of something like 2650 lbs if I remember correctly. Take 2650 multiply by 4, and thats just a little more than the wieght of my jeep :). Once I lowered them to the correct pressure (the pressure I determined over time, by examining the wear pattern on the tires) it was fine again. IMHO the correct tire pressure is where the tires wear correctly. I.E. not on the outside or the inside, the pressure of course depends on the weight of the car. >the "recommended tire pressure" is a MAXIMUM pressure. Also, VWs weigh a >LOT >less then SUVs, and this is why the recommended pressure by VW is so much >lower then the tire rating pressure. _________________________________________________________________ Send and receive Hotmail on your mobile device: http://mobile.msn.com ------------------------------------------------------------------- Too much? Digest! mailto:type3-d-request@vwtype3.org Subj=subscribe </x-flowed>