tyre presssure

[Ste L]

what pressure should my tyre's be
i usually put about 32 in the front and 30 at the back

tyres are 195/45/15

cheers
steve

[epo]

i only put 26 all round in mine mate :?

[whitty_nova_1300sr]

on my old 15s i had 30 all round

[nova.pimp]

i run 28 all round on 195/45v15. the less pressure the wider the foot print of your tyre will be = less wheel spin, more grip. so your 195 acts like a 205. so loads of pressure = skinny foot print. 32 is too much. 1/4 miles you wanna run 24-26psi all round. :)

[Stuart]

higher pressure is for better handling since the tyre wall wont deflect so much as you enter the corners, so the suspension can do its work ;-)

[rgv_stu]

lower pressure so you get a better contact patch imo

i run 24 front 22 rear on 195 50 15

[Stuart]

i ran the omega on book pressures for a few weeks and it was ok. (28.5)

then upped them to 31psi all round and it was a little bumpier BUT handled loads better due to the tyres not deflecting too much.


tyres are a black art. and i suggest reading the artcile CP wrote (its down the bottom of the main forums page)

[rgv_stu]

at the end of the day it all depends how you like the car to handle.....