Tyre pressure

PenandSword

Not a money thing, so forgive me, but does anyone know what pressure you should ideally inflate your car tyres to?

Foxy-Stoat_3

PenandSword wrote: »

Not a money thing, so forgive me, but does anyone know what pressure you should ideally inflate your car tyres to?

No one will be able to answer your question with the information in your post.

Look on the door shut of the car or owners hand book.

Or tell us the car make/model and tyre size and someone will be able to look it up for you.

DTDfanBoy

It depends entirely on the car, and how the car is being used.

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PenandSword wrote: »

Not a money thing, so forgive me, but does anyone know what pressure you should ideally inflate your car tyres to?

Under/over inflated tyres causes premature wear, and increased fuel use (well certainly under inflated) so definitely a money thing!!




As has been said, depends on the car, the tyre size, and the speed you drive and weight you have in the car.

Strider590

They can also be different if you have a large car with a heavy engine, it may need higher pressure on the front.

Manufactures spend millions of £ on finding the best tyres for their cars, when you swap for cheap rubber, you might find that the recommended tyre pressures are no longer correct.

My Vectra needs about 32psi, my kitcar needed 18psi on it's old tyres and 24psi on the new ones (softer tyres), so every car is different and every tyre is different.

Iceweasel

There should be a label on the driver's door post - giving the correct pressures for light load and with a full load, plus it will give different pressures for any alternative size tyres that are options for your individual car.

But give us the make, model and year as well as the exact size of your tyres and it'll be very easy to tell you.

stator

If you can't find the manual or a label under the fuel flap etc then go for about 28

daveyjp

The ideal pressure is as instructed. Don't just guess as stator says.

28 wouldn't be much good on my car which requires them at 34 front 38 rear!

Nodding_Donkey

PenandSword wrote: »

Not a money thing, so forgive me, but does anyone know what pressure you should ideally inflate your car tyres to?

The best way to find out is the chalk test:

Mark a line across a front tyre with chalk across the tread. Drive a few yards and check the chalk mark. If the chalk's gone from the middle, the pressure's too high. If gone from the outside the pressure isn't high enough. Repeat with rear tyres.

mcpitman

Or a rough rule of thumb of double the rim size + 2psi.

For example 17" wheels = (2 x 17) + 2 = 36 psi.

As said though best to google it or look at the manual/ b post sticker.

Cyberman60

You may find this facility useful !!

http://www.tyre-pressures.com/