Manufacturer pressures vs tire company pressure (vredestein)
Discussion
Hi all,
I've recently had 4 new tires put on, and I am noticing quite a lot of rear roll. Aside from planning getting the geo checked, I looked to see if the tire company recommended pressures were different and perhaps that was adding to/causing the problem.
I did, and for my car (mk3 MR2) and my model of tire (sportrac 5), the pressures suggested were up from the handbook 32 at the rear, to 37 2.6bar , and fronts up from 26 to 33 2.3 bar.
That seemed a rather high jump to me, especially at the front with a 7psi gain on the handbook.
Ive changed the rear psi from the standard 32 to 35, and there is a difference - reduced roll - good times. But I am tentative about going to the full Vredestein recommended pressures all round as they seem high and I am weary of over inflation.
Dose anyone have any advice, as Ive always stuck to standard psi on my old tires and never really did any experimenting with pressures!
Thanks
I've recently had 4 new tires put on, and I am noticing quite a lot of rear roll. Aside from planning getting the geo checked, I looked to see if the tire company recommended pressures were different and perhaps that was adding to/causing the problem.
I did, and for my car (mk3 MR2) and my model of tire (sportrac 5), the pressures suggested were up from the handbook 32 at the rear, to 37 2.6bar , and fronts up from 26 to 33 2.3 bar.
That seemed a rather high jump to me, especially at the front with a 7psi gain on the handbook.
Ive changed the rear psi from the standard 32 to 35, and there is a difference - reduced roll - good times. But I am tentative about going to the full Vredestein recommended pressures all round as they seem high and I am weary of over inflation.
Dose anyone have any advice, as Ive always stuck to standard psi on my old tires and never really did any experimenting with pressures!
Thanks
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