Tyre pressures?
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How do you know what pressure to fill your car tyre up too?
Strange question, but i have just returned from having new tyres fitted to my car. the garage that replaced them showed me work inside and outside edges. "These were under inflated mate".
"But i filled them to what is quoted on the inside of the fuel filler cap" i said.
"Dont go by them mate, its 38psi all round".
On the way out, i asked the boss at the cash desk about what pressures to fill these to. He responded with 32 psi all round....
What do i fill these up to? Tyres in question are Pirelli P6000. 205/55/R16 (ditch finders I know!!).
Strange question, but i have just returned from having new tyres fitted to my car. the garage that replaced them showed me work inside and outside edges. "These were under inflated mate".
"But i filled them to what is quoted on the inside of the fuel filler cap" i said.
"Dont go by them mate, its 38psi all round".
On the way out, i asked the boss at the cash desk about what pressures to fill these to. He responded with 32 psi all round....
What do i fill these up to? Tyres in question are Pirelli P6000. 205/55/R16 (ditch finders I know!!).
Ray Singh said:
doogz said:
Go with what it says in the manual/on the plate on the car. And check them regularly to make sure they're correct, and not soft.
And don't listen to the tyre monkey.
What sort of car is it? Because 38psi seems rather high for most things.
Its a VW touran tdi on a 04 plate.And don't listen to the tyre monkey.
What sort of car is it? Because 38psi seems rather high for most things.
http://www.thetyrepressuremonitor.com/locate.asp?a...
...you should be doing 34 all round.
It makes the steering lighter because there's less rubber in contact with the road. This reduces friction and the effort you need to steer. The obvious flipside is a reduced surface area reduces grip as less rubber is touching the road.
I'd always go by the manufacturer's recommendations - the car has been designed to handle with those pressures in mind.
I'd always go by the manufacturer's recommendations - the car has been designed to handle with those pressures in mind.
whats the load rating? maybe they quoted you higher pressures because its a van/mpv and capable of taking quite a payload
in contrast, i'm dropping pressures into the 20's, but that's only because my max payload is a weeks shopping for 2 and a passenger
iirc my mates trailer tyres inflate to something like 80psi max, and are run at 50-60 something like that, but it weighs 1.5 tonne and is setup to carry something like 3
in contrast, i'm dropping pressures into the 20's, but that's only because my max payload is a weeks shopping for 2 and a passenger
iirc my mates trailer tyres inflate to something like 80psi max, and are run at 50-60 something like that, but it weighs 1.5 tonne and is setup to carry something like 3
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