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Two new tyres. Front or rear axle?

Flatulentoldgoat · 2021-09-01 22:20:01

I'm tyred of part worns har har har. So I treated my car to it's first ever pair of new matched tyres. Question is, should I have them fitted on my front or rear axle? Front wheel drive here. Only one of my tyres is at 1.5mm and it always seems like my rear axle wears out sooner. I'm running 175 70 14c's at 35 PSI. I…

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Username03725 Posts: 527 Forumite

2 September 2021 at 10:29AM

Flatulentoldgoat said:

I'm running 175 70 14c's at 35 PSI. I wonder if I should run them at 40.

Run them at the pressures the vehicle manufacturer states. You should find the correct pressures listed on the B pillar on the inside edge of the door hole near the seat belt when you open the drivers door.

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