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mikey14sr
05-08-05, 04:50 PM
I've finally thrown out the forest and electrics from the back of the nova (75kgs :!: ), and was wondering what pressure to run the rear tyres at as it is now very loose-feeling in corners (have allways ran rears at 34psi before). I'm running a jamex -40 full kit, and the back now sits just above standard height :( , so can anyone recommend some rear springs to bring her back down?

Jim
05-08-05, 05:00 PM
34psi! Surely thats way too high, you want to be running 30psi max I'd say.

As for rear springs, send your current ones to coilsprings and ask them to shorten them by 20mm.

Jim

Adam
05-08-05, 05:57 PM
IIRC it should be around 28psi.

dooooney
05-08-05, 06:09 PM
2.2 bars all round

mikey14sr
05-08-05, 06:13 PM
2.2 bars all round
Thats even higher, 1bar = 16psi?

-Bruce-
05-08-05, 06:41 PM
34 psi is high!! I run about 27 at the rear and 29 at the front. Or there abouts lol.

Bruce

mad-driver
05-08-05, 06:55 PM
I run 28 front - 24 rear and find that it rides well and tyres wear really evenly too

mikey14sr
06-08-05, 07:22 PM
never had problems with tyre wear at those pressures. Dropped the rears to 28psi and went for a blast last night on some twisty back-roads, the back felt ok, but does need the ride height dropping. The front is now all over the place again though, as though somethings loose. Checked it over today and everthing thats been off recently (TCA's,Tie-bars+shocks) was still nice and tight, gonna have a better look tomorrow, as I have discovered some play in the steering, if it's anything more than a track rod end it'll have to wait until december when I was planning to do the front end overhaul.

dooooney
07-08-05, 10:56 AM
2 bars = 30 psi so mine are at about 32-34 psi and i dnt have a problem

Ste_Nova
07-08-05, 12:02 PM
i run 30 all round

Donova
08-08-05, 08:39 PM
I thought 1bar=14.5 p.s.i :!: