MK5 Golf GTI

All Things Mk5 => Modifications & Technical Area => Performance Modifications => Topic started by: geordie56 on May 30, 2011, 10:41:04 am

Title: Tyre pressures for Bedford?
Post by: geordie56 on May 30, 2011, 10:41:04 am

I'm just off to Bedford tommorow, as a few will know what is the recommended cold tyre pressures for 235/35/19. What's the opinions? Cheers.

Title: Re: Tyre pressures for Bedford?
Post by: fuscobal on June 01, 2011, 12:36:27 pm

Depends on your car weight also (including driver/co-driver) so you might want to mention that either ! Also...what tires ? Bear in mind 235/35/19 on street tires is really frustrating as you'll have very little grip !

Title: Re: Tyre pressures for Bedford?
Post by: geordie56 on June 01, 2011, 11:02:33 pm

I have now done it with the vredesteins and had them at 33 psi. As the lads who were there with me agreed my tyres held up really well indeed and to top that the grip level was amazing! I didn't expect them to be half as good as they were but I was shocked.

Title: Re: Tyre pressures for Bedford?
Post by: fuscobal on June 02, 2011, 09:22:42 am

Had Vredestein and found them to be only mediocre. Went at the track with exactly your size 235/35/19 but GY F1 assymetric wich are better than vredestein. I also have all the mods you see in my sig and with all these the car was feeling simply useless. It was only when I went with 225/45/17 and R-compound Kumhos that the car trully shined. The time difference from the wheels change and TT arms added was 11secs/lap !!!!!