HI
How much air should i put in my tyres ?? , 17" goodyears say - Max 51psi
i suppose that is far too much ,can anyone clarify it for me
many thanks
Gary
HI
How much air should i put in my tyres ?? , 17" goodyears say - Max 51psi
i suppose that is far too much ,can anyone clarify it for me
many thanks
Gary
For your 1.8 vectra...
Tyre pressure with up to 3 adults is 32 psi front and rear..
tyre pressure fully laden is 33psi front and 42 psi rear..
51 PSi is the maximum design pressure for that tyre, not what you should inflate it to..
Last edited by Gsi3.2; 27th November 2006 at 18:05.
If you did put 51psi in it would be a very hard ride, you would feel every bump..
51psi that would hurt driving along. Might as well have no suspension and solid tyres :-)
My brother used to work at Michelin in S-O-T in the Truck retread section.
They had a room for testing over-inflating tyres.
The walls in this room were v.thick!!
Wagon tyres do go off with a bang..
had a work mate put in hosptial from an exploding tyer
finished blowing it up was screwing cap back on then went bang blew him across garage floor cut down side of neck and across left thigh and 2 weeks of ringing in his ears.
Remember its a tyre not a ballon your pumping up!
My handbook said 38 in front and 36 in rear. When I run them at this the steering is light and slightly vague.
At the weekend I put them down to 34 front and 32 rear and the car is much happier round the bends now. It feels more "connected" on the road so I aint putting them up to 38/36 again.
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