Van tyre pressure
Updated 2026-09-18
A panel van’s rear axle takes the cargo. Catalogue rows on this site for commercials often show a higher rear band (for example 45–65 psi / 3.1–4.5 bar) than the front. Copying a 2.3 bar hatchback habit onto a Transit under-inflates a loaded rear.
C-type tyres (195/75R16C and friends) are not passenger tyres with extra writing. They want the van placard, which already sits in that higher neighbourhood.
Empty commuting versus a full cage of tools is why Ford and VW print two columns. Use the laden row when the van is working.
Dual rears hide leaks on the inner tyre. Check them with a long gauge, not a glance.
Airing down for a gravel track is temporary. Motorway speeds on a 1.8 bar C-type will heat the shoulder until it lets go.