Simple Gallardo Question?

[traxx]

So on my Spyder
What pressure are you meant to run the tyres at on the road?
and what pressure should you run at on a track?

[v-neo]

For the road - 33psi front and rear feels great - i've tried a few different pressure, but 33 felt best for me. Been upto 130 mph, if you use a higher pressure the car tramlines and the steering at high speed into corners is very very difficult to keep under control.

Hope that helps

SJ

[mhh]

traxx said:

So on my Spyder
What pressure are you meant to run the tyres at on the road?
and what pressure should you run at on a track?

Are you running Corsas or standard Rosso tyres? The manual that came with my coupe suggests 35 front and 32 rear for Rosso and 32 front and 29 rear for Corsa. I have Corsas and run around 34 all round - to protect the wheels as much as snything else. I don't know if the Spyder is different but I wouldn't think so.

For high speed (> 160mph) the manual says to increase all pressures to 43psi.

Sorry I can't comment on track pressures, but I'm told too much pressure in Corsas will cause them to wear very quickly.

Edited by mhh on Sunday 24th September 22:36

[nastywej]

"I'm told too much pressure in Corsas will cause them to wear very quickly."

100% Agree

[traxx]

mhh said:

traxx said:

So on my Spyder
What pressure are you meant to run the tyres at on the road?
and what pressure should you run at on a track?

Are you running Corsas or standard Rosso tyres? The manual that came with my coupe suggests 35 front and 32 rear for Rosso and 32 front and 29 rear for Corsa. I have Corsas and run around 34 all round - to protect the wheels as much as snything else. I don't know if the Spyder is different but I wouldn't think so.

For high speed (> 160mph) the manual says to increase all pressures to 43psi.

Sorry I can't comment on track pressures, but I'm told too much pressure in Corsas will cause them to wear very quickly.

Edited by mhh on Sunday 24th September 22:36

I need to check which tyres I've got

The reason I ask is because I noticed that the manual suggests 41.5psi, but when I picked up the car from the factory they set it up at 30 front/29 rear
I've currently got then ~33psi, but when I went on a driving day last week one of the instructors said that when the car was cornering >130mph the tyres were getting "side wear" so I should be running at a higher pressure

[t1grm]

traxx said:

So on my Spyder
What pressure are you meant to run the tyres at on the road?
and what pressure should you run at on a track?

Is the former not in the manual or on a sticker somewhere on the car?

[traxx]

t1grm said:

traxx said:

So on my Spyder
What pressure are you meant to run the tyres at on the road?
and what pressure should you run at on a track?

Is the former not in the manual or on a sticker somewhere on the car?

The sticker inside the door says 41.5 psi, but a few people told me that that was rubbish (including someone at the factory)

[crikeymikey]

traxx said:

t1grm said:

traxx said:

So on my Spyder
What pressure are you meant to run the tyres at on the road?
and what pressure should you run at on a track?

Is the former not in the manual or on a sticker somewhere on the car?

The sticker inside the door says 41.5 psi, but a few people told me that that was rubbish (including someone at the factory)

Yep, that's rubbish alright. My door stickers say 3.3 bar! Manual says 32 psi front and rear.

You'd think after a year and half Sant' Agata would be putting the right stickers on! Bless 'em. If it was german we'd all be spitting feathers.

[traxx]

crikeymikey said:

traxx said:

t1grm said:

traxx said:

So on my Spyder
What pressure are you meant to run the tyres at on the road?
and what pressure should you run at on a track?

Is the former not in the manual or on a sticker somewhere on the car?

The sticker inside the door says 41.5 psi, but a few people told me that that was rubbish (including someone at the factory)

Yep, that's rubbish alright. My door stickers say 3.3 bar! Manual says 32 psi front and rear.

You'd think after a year and half Sant' Agata would be putting the right stickers on! Bless 'em. If it was german we'd all be spitting feathers.

I think I'm going to take a picture of the sticker and send it to Lamborghini and get them to explain the 41.5psi

[crikeymikey]

Doug. Send them this as well.

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Pressure wasn't in 'bar' after all. But still misleading.

I know my coupe is slightly lighter than your Spyder but it still odd that the numbers are all different.

Handbook says:

Regular use: 2.3 bar front, 2.2 bar rear
Permanent use at high speed > 260kmh: 3.0 bar front, 3.0 bar rear.