Tyre pressures

[wessexrfc]

Thought I'd check my tyre pressures ( first time in ownership of car 4 years!!!) and fronts were 15 rears 18psi. Tried search, no joy so inflated to factory setting of front 18 rear 27psi. Difference???? Not a jot, tyre pressures are over-inflated nonsense if you ask me boom-boom...... Sorry

[sundance002]

wessexrfc said:

Thought I'd check my tyre pressures ( first time in ownership of car 4 years!!!) and fronts were 15 rears 18psi. Tried search, no joy so inflated to factory setting of front 18 rear 27psi. Difference???? Not a jot, tyre pressures are over-inflated nonsense if you ask me boom-boom...... Sorry

I use the feel method, kick it, if your foot bounces back thats good enough for me.

[Adrian W]

wessexrfc said:

Thought I'd check my tyre pressures ( first time in ownership of car 4 years!!!) and fronts were 15 rears 18psi. Tried search, no joy so inflated to factory setting of front 18 rear 27psi. Difference???? Not a jot, tyre pressures are over-inflated nonsense if you ask me boom-boom...... Sorry

Unlickly you will see a difference on the road as they arnt going to get warm enough to generate much grip, with them set too low all you will do is wear out the edges very quickly, I tend to run mine just a bit over on the road, so 21 and 31 psi

[Scooby P1]

Wow that seems high. I think mine are 18 and 22 for road use.

Should I pump up the rears a bit then?

My P Zero Rossos are tricky to get warm so i worry that pumped up they'd spin even easier in the cold?!

[TIGERSIX]

Scooby P1 said:

Wow that seems high. I think mine are 18 and 22 for road use.

Should I pump up the rears a bit then?

My P Zero Rossos are tricky to get warm so i worry that pumped up they'd spin even easier in the cold?!

The more pressure you run the quicker they will warm up in the lower temps .On our little kart tyres we increase by anything up to 10psi from morning to 1200 to 1300 in the colder months summer it about 4psi at the start of the day.