Tyre Pressure

[gunner1x1]

I have just bought some second hand Momo Arrows (in really good nick) with 195/45/15 Yoko's and Pirelli's (£50 the lot). The guy was selling them for his son who is in the USA and except that they came off a Nova he did not know anything else about them, and so I need to know if anyone has any idea what the correct type pressure is?

Cheers

Mike

[FUSION X16XE]

Are these going to be on a Nova? Do you often have a full car?

[Welsh Dan]

Try around 30PSI and see how it feels.

[FUSION X16XE]

Im currently running 32PSI if that helps.

[gunner1x1]

Thanks guys, yes their going on a Nova Sting that I bought the other week. I will try running them at 32 psi and see how it goes.

Cheers

Mike

[gunner1x1]

Thanks guys, yes their going on a Nova Sting that I bought the other week. I will try running them at 32 psi and see how it goes.

Cheers

Mike

[Nova_Tek]

I run my Nova tyres, which are the same size as the above mentoined at 30psi front 28 psi rear. Rear have hardly no wear at all loads tread left. Front still have around 3 mm left and I have had these on the car for 5 years.

[Rich]

had these on the car for 5 years.

Not a 2ltr then? lol

I usually ran mine 32 front and 30 rear but tbh just try it and see what its like, then put more in or less. The higher it is at the front the easier it is on the steering

[Stuart]

christ... lol

I'd say something like 28F 26R... altough depends on how goey the sidewalls of the tyres are

[Dave.]

i was going to ask this same question aswell, mines got 195/45/r15's on a 1.0L anf the cars usually fully loaded, what should go in them? :thumb:

[Nova_Tek]

Not a 2ltr then? lol

I usually ran mine 32 front and 30 rear but tbh just try it and see what its like, then put more in or less. The higher it is at the front the easier it is on the steering

Nope not a 2 litre yet. But dont forget the more you put in the front the more chance you have of wearing out the centre part of the tread.

But I find this to be a good pressure for the car considering the manual with standard tyres is 24psi 24psi :eek: . The steering is nice, still can use one hand to manouver around, accept when parking lol

Maybe the fact that they have lasted a while is due to the tyre, dunno if they are soft compound or hard compound but they have lasted quite well so im inclined to say they are on the harder compound side.

For a 1 litre Id say use the same 27psi rear 28 - 30 front and see how it goes.

[Adam]

I usually do about 28 front, 26 rear

[gunner1x1]

Mine's a 1.2 and I don't know if it makes any difference (hard and soft compound wise) but the Yoko's are A510's and the Pirelli's are Drago 5000's.

Most of the time there will only be two of us in the motor, so not much weight.
Would you still go for around 30/32 psi?

By the way, why do you have a different psi in the front and rear?

Cheers

Mike

[Welsh Dan]

Because there is more weight on the front. However I currently run 29 all round lol. I'll be upping the fronts to 31 soon to see how that works out.

[MK999]

Slightly off topic but does 31/29 ish work as a general rule for most novas? My tyres need pumping up/checking later but I have the standard steelies at the moment.

[Stuart]

according to the GM manual.. its 24 all round unless you are well loaded and then its 24/28

I'd be inclined to go with that for bigger wheels/tyres too... as a base setting then work up if need be

[MK999]

Cheers :thumb:i figured smaller wheels might be slightly lower pressure, to maintain the same kinda contact patch?