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(Message started by: km449 on Nov 30^th, 2005, 8:24pm)

Title: Tyre pressures - again!
Post by km449 on Nov 30^th, 2005, 8:24pm

Had 4 new 225 50 16's fitted today on my 2.3 97 Ultima Estate and asked the garage to air them to 29f 26r, which I was previously running my worn (but legal) set on

After a great deal of huffing and puffing they VERY reluctantly did so, saying that they should be 30+.

What's the general opinion these days? The car does a 500 mile round trip at motorway speeds once a month (next one is this Friday) but otherwise its around town stuff.

The car is rarely heavily loaded.

Wouldn't normally have bothered posting this but the garage was so adamant that 29/26 was too low for tryes of this size. Even showed them the handbook but they were unconvinced.

What do others run their 2.3 estates on?

Thanks as always

Title: Re: Tyre pressures - again!
Post by scorpio_man on Nov 30^th, 2005, 9:51pm

hi there

i run 31f and 29r. it lets you get a bit 'deeper' into the conners ;D

i know some saloon owners run 31 all round.

Title: Re: Tyre pressures - again!
Post by Pegasus on Nov 30^th, 2005, 11:10pm

Hi,

You're right - Owners guide says 29f 26r for those tyres. On a cossie its 31f 28r.

Paul

Title: Re: Tyre pressures - again!
Post by invernessguy on Dec 7^th, 2005, 11:31am

i have tried experimenting with a few variables, and find 31 all round good, i have a 2.3 saloon

Title: Re: Tyre pressures - again!
Post by mr._floppy on Dec 7^th, 2005, 10:51pm

31 sounds about right for us 60mph plodders :D, I don't think it's that critical, as long as the tyres on a axle set are of equal pressure.

Title: Re: Tyre pressures - again!
Post by Highlander on Dec 7^th, 2005, 11:21pm

I know a female Discovery driver who had hers at 48psi because thats what it said on the tyres ;)

Title: Re: Tyre pressures - again!
Post by Paul B on Dec 8^th, 2005, 7:01am

on 11/30/05 at 23:10:30, Pegasus wrote:

On a cossie its 31f 28r.

Paul

I almost do mine right then.

31F and 29R

:)