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Posted By: aceritz Tyre pressure - 15th Feb 2004 3:59am
this might seem a stupid question, but it doesn't to me right now coz im wasted, but when you pump up your tyres say my old wheels on my car needed to be pumped up to 31 psi, they where 155/70/13 now on my new wheels do i pump them up to the same, they are 195/45/15. please help, its confusing me to bits <img border="0" alt="[cwnuts]" title="" src="graemlins/cwemotions051.gif" />
Posted By: Tony MK2 Re: Tyre pressure - 15th Feb 2004 4:12am
hi mate you need to put in between 28/30psi
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Posted By: Mark Re: Tyre pressure - 15th Feb 2004 5:01am
Ask paz as he has Alloys and a Saxo too.

But the pressure thing as best as i know it is set to carry the weight of your car.

The tyre size is not the question but the weight on the tyre to support it hence "Pressure" !
Posted By: PAZ Re: Tyre pressure - 15th Feb 2004 10:14am
It will say on your tyre!!
Posted By: Scooby Re: Tyre pressure - 15th Feb 2004 12:27pm
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Originally posted by PAZ:
[b] It will say on your tyre!! [/b]
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Posted By: PAZ Re: Tyre pressure - 15th Feb 2004 12:28pm
It says tyre pressure not to exceed.....
Posted By: Scooby Re: Tyre pressure - 15th Feb 2004 12:46pm
The tyre pressure stated on the side of the tyre is the MAXIMUM permitted pressure. DO NOT INFLATE AND DRIVE YOUR CAR ON THIS PRESSURE SETTING. The maximum pressure is stated on the side of the tyre safety reasons and the only time this amount of pressure should be in a tyre is when it is being fitted to a wheel to "Seat the Beads" (That loud pop noise you hear when a tyre is being fitted)

I would follow the settings for the bottom tyre size as a guide because it is the closest to the size you have fitted.

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Because Citroen dont make that size wheel for your car they dont list a tyre pressure for it, this is one of the problems with putting larger alloys on your car than what the vehicle manufactre recommends.

I last word of advice, keep a weekly check on how the tyre is wearing, if both edges are wearing faster than the middle this indicates the tyre is under inflated and if the middle is wearing faster than the outer edges this would indercate that tyre is over inflated. Eneven wear on one of the edges of the tyre would indercate either a wheel alignment problem or a steering / suspension problem.....

Putting larger wheels on your car also adjusts the CAMBER / CASTOR angles of the suspension geometry which on allot of cars is not adjustable..... <img border="0" alt="[cwnuts]" title="" src="graemlins/cwemotions051.gif" />
Posted By: PAZ Re: Tyre pressure - 15th Feb 2004 12:56pm
I`m in the same boat as Aceritz with my new wheels i don`t know my pressures either???

Any help for the Saxo Loners!!
Posted By: Scooby Re: Tyre pressure - 15th Feb 2004 1:05pm
<img border="0" alt="[cwhelp]" title="" src="graemlins/cwemotions041.gif" /> Read above Paz, i have just edited my post with further info....
Posted By: aceritz Re: Tyre pressure - 15th Feb 2004 7:51pm
that was a lot of mumbo jumbo and you dont really know do you, lol. its a better lead than i had in the first place, thanks for your help scooby
Posted By: Scooby Re: Tyre pressure - 15th Feb 2004 9:17pm
Okay Batman.....

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FRONT 35 PSI

REAR 30 PSI

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Posted By: PAZ Re: Tyre pressure - 15th Feb 2004 11:25pm
Does that go for me too??
Posted By: Mark Re: Tyre pressure - 16th Feb 2004 12:53am
maybe, maybe not ! K K wink and yu self
Posted By: Scooby Re: Tyre pressure - 16th Feb 2004 10:21am
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Originally posted by PAZ:
[b] Does that go for me too?? [/b]
As a guide, Yeah Batman.......

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