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Offline tshirt2k

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Re: 195 tyres instead of 205's ????
« Reply #30 on: 20 May 2011, 21:55 »
Tyre pressures on 195/50 will go up and depends on model of car you have. eg On a 16v 195's should be 38psi front 35psi rear. IIRC

205's are around 32psi. And thats fron the detail in the petrol flap.


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Re: 195 tyres instead of 205's ????
« Reply #31 on: 21 May 2011, 01:34 »
Does anyone run 195/40/17?

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Re: 195 tyres instead of 205's ????
« Reply #32 on: 21 May 2011, 08:22 »
Tyre pressures on 195/50 will go up and depends on model of car you have. eg On a 16v 195's should be 38psi front 35psi rear. IIRC

205's are around 32psi. And thats fron the detail in the petrol flap.

Good info. I've been playing with higher pressures over the last week and I noticed the 195s do like 38 at front and 35 at rear  :smiley:

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Re: 195 tyres instead of 205's ????
« Reply #33 on: 21 May 2011, 14:37 »
info i've found online gives the same sort of figures as for the 205's??

approx. 31/32psi (2.1 bar) front
           27/28psi (1.9 bar) rear

confusing....