Saturday, August 19, 2006 - 07:46 am, by: Hayden Miller(Zero)
what tyre pressure should i be running on my soarer, i have 225/50 R16. i know i should already know this but i havent owned it that long and never really botherd to check them
Saturday, August 19, 2006 - 08:45 am, by: David Vaughan(Davidv)
This is a well-discussed topic, Hayden but the final answer will depend a bit on how you drive. Search on tyre pressure for plenty of discussion. If you want to save time, try setting your rears around 220-240 and your fronts correspondingly higher 240-260 but you are better off doing some research.
A look at the profile of your tyres when the car is on the hoist will also tell you a fair bit about how you need to change them.
Saturday, August 19, 2006 - 05:42 pm, by: Graham Dollisson(Alloyvee)
I found 38 psi front,36psi rear to be quite reasonable compromise between ride and handling, with the same size tyres as you.(that's about 260kpa front, 250 rear. And you should check the pressures regularly as it can cause all sorts of weird handling and braking problems if they aren't right.
Don Bagnall Moderator New Zealand I have WAY less Soarers than Hayden :-(
Tuesday, August 22, 2006 - 04:38 pm, by: Graham Dollisson(Alloyvee)
Anish, they are just the compliance placard. Try a few different settings and just chose the one you like! Just remember....everything is a compromise. Even tyre pressures.
Don Bagnall Moderator New Zealand I have WAY less Soarers than Hayden :-(
Saturday, September 02, 2006 - 08:15 pm, by: Damian Ware(Frozenpod)
In my TT I'm still experimenting to find the optimal but so far 40psi front which is good and 36psi rear.
As soon as it rains I let the rear down to 33psi if there is no additional weight in the rear. Any more than that and the rear traction is very very poor.
I don't bother changing the fronts in the wet as I don't mind a slight understeer.