Bug Rambling
The bug is back together, and running. That is neat. This Christmas it was fun to give both my grandma and aunt a ride in the car. My aunt originally bought the car with less than 100 miles on it, and drove it for a long while, but then my grandpa bought it from her and drove it until he gave it to my sister before he passed away. I think it’s a connection when you care about the same thing someone else cared for another time.
Last night I was reading tons of forums about VW bug’s, one thread, which I had seen a few months ago talked about tire pressure. I’d like to know more about such, I know the tire has the max pressure on the side, but does that depend any on the weight of the vehicle? Does the manual have the right of way? Even if it’s 25 PSI less than what you had been running? Last night I let about 25 PSI out of my wheels to make them within’ about 3 PSI of matching the manuals advice. How many MPG will I lose? Is the sloppy steering worth the smoother ride? Hrm…
December 29th, 2005 at Dec 29, 05 | 6:18 pm
I don’t know much about the subject, but this is what my dad had told me a while back about tire pressure. I can’t say I’ve ever actually followed it, I let the tire places do the pressure for me when I get new tires, or get ‘em rotated and the such.
Take the weight of the vehicle plus your weight, and divide by 100. This is the standard pressure. Add 2 PSI to the axel with the most weight (yours would be the rear).
So, on my Subaru, it weighs 2800lbs. I weight 250, but we’ll round that down to 200. Since the engine sits in the front, and is fwd (its very front heavy, almost a 70/30 split), I should put 32PSI on the front, and 30PSI in the back. Which, is oddly enough close to what it is now, 31 all the way around.
My toyota on the other hand, weighed 2050 from the factory, add my weight, 2300lbs. The service records show they were put to 30PSI all the way around, and the manual suggests 26PSI all the way around. (I saved the owner’s manual from the car. Call it memories)
My dad also told me this is a general guideline, and you can vary the tire pressure as you wish.
December 29th, 2005 at Dec 29, 05 | 6:18 pm
I don’t know much about the subject, but this is what my dad had told me a while back about tire pressure. I can’t say I’ve ever actually followed it, I let the tire places do the pressure for me when I get new tires, or get ‘em rotated and the such.
Take the weight of the vehicle plus your weight, and divide by 100. This is the standard pressure. Add 2 PSI to the axel with the most weight (yours would be the rear).
So, on my Subaru, it weighs 2800lbs. I weight 250, but we’ll round that down to 200. Since the engine sits in the front, and is fwd (its very front heavy, almost a 70/30 split), I should put 32PSI on the front, and 30PSI in the back. Which, is oddly enough close to what it is now, 31 all the way around.
My toyota on the other hand, weighed 2050 from the factory, add my weight, 2300lbs. The service records show they were put to 30PSI all the way around, and the manual suggests 26PSI all the way around. (I saved the owner’s manual from the car. Call it memories)
My dad also told me this is a general guideline, and you can vary the tire pressure as you wish.
December 31st, 2005 at Dec 31, 05 | 3:48 am
Interesting mike, I’ll have to do some googling on the subject. Until then 21 (front) and 28 (rear)PSI for me!
December 31st, 2005 at Dec 31, 05 | 3:48 am
Interesting mike, I’ll have to do some googling on the subject. Until then 21 (front) and 28 (rear)PSI for me!