Jez_B
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Just been reading the haynes manual (anything to get out of revision :lol
It says that my car should have 27 psi in the front and 24 in the rear, that seems extremely low to me, as i like to run 30 front 28 rear.
I have 15/195/45 tyres on sxi's.
What wheels/tyres do you have and what psi in them?
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Ben G
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30 or 32 front 28 or 29 rear i think
205/40/17
24 seems low!
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tom_simes
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Jez, Haynes recommends the pressures for standard tyres, with much higher profile tyres.
As I'm sure you'll agree, when you got those wheels from me the tyres were very evenly worn (if a little flat as they hadn't been used in a while  )
I used to run them at 30 & 27 IIRC.
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mattyross
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that does seem very low indeed.
personally, i run 32psi front 30psi rear
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mattk
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40 all round mine are
Your Corsa still MINT matty?
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Superlite Ltd.
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quote:
Originally posted by mattyross
personally, i run 32psi front 30psi rear
same here
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16V_1600
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32 PSi all round, 195/45/15.
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Jez_B
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Yeah i know the values are for standard wheels, but should that not mean it should be lower? due to the smaller capacity. Think il stick with 30 and 28, grips well like that.
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mattyross
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quote:
Originally posted by mattk
your Corsa still MINT matty?
yes it is, how did you remember me?
i was thinking about making my own thread in the project page-
i tend to be forgotten, but then again my car is almost standard
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mattk
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I remember reading about it mannnnny moons ago when I first got mine, Always wanted mine to look as clean as yours was
get a project thread up!
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mattyross
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quote:
Originally posted by mattk
Always wanted mine to look as clean as yours was
get a project thread up!
i will, you have convinced me to do it now. watch this space.
anyway, back to topic 
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EarlofBarnet
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On 16s I run 30 front and 28 rear. Seems to be fine like that.
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Mattb
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i run 2.1 bar (32psi ish i think) all round on 195/45/16..
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richc
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I just put about 30 all round
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Robbo
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My Yaris' were down to summat silly like 6/7 psi over the winter :$
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Gaz
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30 front 28 back i think
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Steve X16XE
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32 all round now.
Last time i got them changed there was a lot of wear on either side ie, low pressure. They were always at 30. So the tyre guy said try 32, which i have
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DarkBahamut
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39 front, 36 rear
Thats standard though
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Rob Withey
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31.5 front, 28.5 rear, standard for 1.5 TD.
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GT190
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quote:
Originally posted by 16V_1600
32 PSi all round, 195/50/15.
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TomWilly
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quote:
Originally posted by mattyross
that does seem very low indeed.
personally, i run 32psi front 30psi rear
Same here, get a thread up mattyross, i renember your green beast
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sand-eel
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i do 32psi at front 28psi at the back
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mattyross
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quote:
Originally posted by TomWilly
get a thread up mattyross, i renember your green beast
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VegasPhil
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32F/30R
Corsa 2.0 16v Vegas - Sold
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KIFF
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tire pressures idealy should be the same as stated in the car manuel. You can have them slightly lower in order to get more grip out of them, but changing the size of the tire doesnt mean that the psi should should be changed. The psi is the pressure inside the tire, so even if the volume of the air in the tire is changed due to fitting wider or lower profile tires than standard, the same psi should be used. Only a change in the weight of the car should require the psi to be changed.
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