Tyre pressures......
Discussion
Morning!
Just a quick question. My front right looks like its gone down a little and I don't have my manual in the car. I want to blow it up to get it to the garage to have a look, but can't remember the pressures.
Can anyone give me a quick heads up on this please?
Also, I have 111S wheels on my ME, not the standard sizes. What are the pressures for the back cos again, I can't remember from the manual what they are!!! I thought I may as well check the pressures all round while I am at it..........
Cheers guys.....
Just a quick question. My front right looks like its gone down a little and I don't have my manual in the car. I want to blow it up to get it to the garage to have a look, but can't remember the pressures.
Can anyone give me a quick heads up on this please?
Also, I have 111S wheels on my ME, not the standard sizes. What are the pressures for the back cos again, I can't remember from the manual what they are!!! I thought I may as well check the pressures all round while I am at it..........
Cheers guys.....
Jeezuz!!! Just got round to checking the tyre pressures!
The fronts (which are 185, not 195, as I thought they should have been) were on 18PSI!!!!
The rears were on 34.5PSI!!!! These must have been the pressures they put into the tyres when the tyres were changed (dealer put me 4 new tyres on as part of the deal). The dealer did say that the car had to go to a place to get them fitted cos he couldn't find OEM Pirelli's for them. He found a place that had them eventually.....
Do they usually not have a clue when it comes to pressure these places? Just ridiculous.....I thought the car felt nervous at the back end with a little bit too much crashing for my like.....
Right, out to test it now.......
The fronts (which are 185, not 195, as I thought they should have been) were on 18PSI!!!!
The rears were on 34.5PSI!!!! These must have been the pressures they put into the tyres when the tyres were changed (dealer put me 4 new tyres on as part of the deal). The dealer did say that the car had to go to a place to get them fitted cos he couldn't find OEM Pirelli's for them. He found a place that had them eventually.....
Do they usually not have a clue when it comes to pressure these places? Just ridiculous.....I thought the car felt nervous at the back end with a little bit too much crashing for my like.....
Right, out to test it now.......
S works said:
Are you running PZero's Yeti?
If so, take great care when they are cold and extreme caution in the wet. They are utter shite on the S1.
Yeah, PZero's. I have already been told that, but the car is pretty much standard!
Any recommendations? I had Toyo Proxes on my MR2 and was suitably impressed. Not that expensive either.
But I really fancied some Goodyear F1's on that, but couldn't never afford them. Any good on the S1?
Did a search for tyres earlier, but couldn't find too much on them really.........
Toyo's are OK but the sidewalls flex like buggery on the Elise variants and I've found them not as communicative on the limit as I'd like.
Andrew Walsh recommended Yokohama Advan Neova LTS, most owners would agree these are the best tyre for the S1 - specifically designed by Yoko for the Elise. Not cheap (£450ish fitted and balanced) but they are superb.
On a budget, Andrew advised that the BF Goodrich G-Force Profilers are the next best bet, with Toyo T1-R the next option. Both the latter apparently "go-off" sooner as they don't like going through too many heat cycles. The Toyo's I currently have (T1-S's) are almost at the wear markers and have been sliding all over the place in the last 2mm.
I'd go Advans every time personally.
>> Edited by S Works on Sunday 9th April 20:18
Andrew Walsh recommended Yokohama Advan Neova LTS, most owners would agree these are the best tyre for the S1 - specifically designed by Yoko for the Elise. Not cheap (£450ish fitted and balanced) but they are superb.
On a budget, Andrew advised that the BF Goodrich G-Force Profilers are the next best bet, with Toyo T1-R the next option. Both the latter apparently "go-off" sooner as they don't like going through too many heat cycles. The Toyo's I currently have (T1-S's) are almost at the wear markers and have been sliding all over the place in the last 2mm.
I'd go Advans every time personally.
>> Edited by S Works on Sunday 9th April 20:18
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