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anyone got a decent guide to tyre pressures?
« on: 09 August 2005, 12:16 »

I know they're inside the filler cap.. and they're also in the haynes manual.. BUT different!

my fronts seem to look very low.. back seem ok..



now i'm running on the stock 15s.. with 195s on the front and 205s on the back (car came this way..)



what PSI do you guys use?



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Re: anyone got a decent guide to tyre pressures?
« Reply #1 on: 09 August 2005, 12:22 »
205/50/15's all round 3 bar in the front 2.8 in the rear .. :grin:

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Re: anyone got a decent guide to tyre pressures?
« Reply #2 on: 09 August 2005, 13:05 »
grr PSI :P lol

3 BAR = 43.5  PSI
2.8 BAR = 40 PSI

damn thats high...

ok.. well the sh!t inside the petrol flap on my car says 38 PSI all round (dont forget front smaller..)

and the haynes says something like 41

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Re: anyone got a decent guide to tyre pressures?
« Reply #3 on: 09 August 2005, 13:10 »
30 front and 28 rear..

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Re: anyone got a decent guide to tyre pressures?
« Reply #4 on: 09 August 2005, 13:25 »
that sounds really really low!
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Re: anyone got a decent guide to tyre pressures?
« Reply #5 on: 09 August 2005, 13:28 »
30 front and 28 rear..

same for me ('97 P on 205/50/15)

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Re: anyone got a decent guide to tyre pressures?
« Reply #6 on: 09 August 2005, 13:39 »
^ you guys are both 8v drivers though...


i'm guessing the difference is that the 16v lump is a lot heavier
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Re: anyone got a decent guide to tyre pressures?
« Reply #7 on: 09 August 2005, 13:56 »
I just go with the petrol cap numbers for the vr6, 38 front 35 rear


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Re: anyone got a decent guide to tyre pressures?
« Reply #8 on: 09 August 2005, 14:29 »
^ you're running 195s all round?
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Re: anyone got a decent guide to tyre pressures?
« Reply #9 on: 09 August 2005, 20:14 »
i run on 17" 30 all the way around any more and it will shake the fillings from your teeth