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Tyre Pressures
Teutonic_Tamer:
--- Quote from: Toast on February 03, 2009, 09:16:35 pm ---32 all round on My Mich's pliot exhilto's :happy2:
Toast
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That must handle like a Chivers jelly! :evilgrin:
Mark_GTIV:
So then the question...
People with BBS CH 18x8 s.. If you are running Michelin Pilot Sport 2 in 225x40 18.. what pressures do you find work best for 'spirited' driving?
Teutonic_Tamer:
--- Quote from: bacillus on February 03, 2009, 10:00:12 pm ---Do remember that over or under inflation will lead to uneven tyre wear.
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Not really the case with decent steel-belted radial ply tyres. You can have them grossly over or under inflated, and they dont really affect the even-ness of the wear. The most common cause of uneven wear is power steering - yup, power steering - watch the amount of peeps who now merrily twizzle their steering wheel from lock to lock on a completely stationary vehicle - you would never have done that in pre-power steering cars! - this wears both outer shoulders excessively on front tyres, and can be countered by increasing the tyre pressure in the fronts anywhere between 10-15 psi. The next most common, again mainly affecting the fronts, is too hard cornering, particularly on low speed corners such as roundabouts - this wears the outer shoulder, and again, adding 10-15 psi will cure this. Finally, poor wheel alignment, poor wheel balance, and worn dampers can all cause uneven wear - again, all considerably greater than simple over or under inflation.
Teutonic_Tamer:
--- Quote from: WhiteGTI on February 04, 2009, 08:52:37 am ---^ Thats a good point actually, had forgotten about that! :smiley:
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And you can again forget about it, because unless you are running 'race tyres' with soft carcasses, you don't need to worry. :wink:
Teutonic_Tamer:
--- Quote from: JPC on February 04, 2009, 09:28:24 am ---i run mine at about 33 at the front and 31 on the back, dont ask me why, ive not got a clue! ive just done it for years with 18s
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You must like it slightly more 'comfortable' then. :wink:
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