Hi,
Before I picked up my 307 I got the dealer to swap the standard 15 inch
wheels for 16 inch ones. The only problem is that the sticker on the car
door opening which gives the correct tyre pressures is based on the old
tyres, and I’ve been unable to find out the correct pressures I should now
use.
Can someone with a 90 Horsepower, diesel, 307 fitted with 205/55 x R16 tyres
please tell me what the correct pressures should be.
BTW – The dealer seems to have set them to about 32 psi. The incorrect
sticker shows 2.5 Bar (approx. 36 psi), so there appears to be a bit of a
mis-match.
If u look on the tyre, it tells u.
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Kind Regards
Cheater (Rob)
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"Bob Huntley" <bob.huntley.HATES…@btinternet.com> wrote in message
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> Hi,
> Before I picked up my 307 I got the dealer to swap the standard 15 inch
> wheels for 16 inch ones. The only problem is that the sticker on the car
> door opening which gives the correct tyre pressures is based on the old
> tyres, and I’ve been unable to find out the correct pressures I should now
> use.
> Can someone with a 90 Horsepower, diesel, 307 fitted with 205/55 x R16
tyres
> please tell me what the correct pressures should be.
> BTW – The dealer seems to have set them to about 32 psi. The incorrect
> sticker shows 2.5 Bar (approx. 36 psi), so there appears to be a bit of a
> mis-match.
Cheater wrote in message …
>If u look on the tyre, it tells u.
Very bad incorrect advice. That figure is the maximum tyre design pressure
for max load, if you inflate to that pressure the ride will be very harsh
and the car will slip like a bugger in the wet.
Regards Julian.
Its also the recommended tyre pressure
–
Kind Regards
Cheater (Rob)
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"Julian Stafford" <julian.staff…@virgin.net.invalid> wrote in message
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> Cheater wrote in message …
> >If u look on the tyre, it tells u.
> Very bad incorrect advice. That figure is the maximum tyre design pressure
> for max load, if you inflate to that pressure the ride will be very harsh
> and the car will slip like a bugger in the wet.
> Regards Julian.
Cheater wrote in message …
>Its also the recommended tyre pressure
I find that _very_ surprising. I have never owned or cared for a vehicle
yet where the car maker specifies that all 4 tires be inflated to the tire
manufacturers maximum design pressure.
I think we must be cautious with are replies on occasion, you could be
correct (or not) but if your advise is wrong, then the vehicle could become
dangerous to drive (for Mr average)
Regards Julian.
Try to find out what the xsi runs at. I believe it came with 16′ wheels as
standard. This should be a good starting point.
"Bob Huntley" <bob.huntley.HATES…@btinternet.com> wrote in message
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> Hi,
> Before I picked up my 307 I got the dealer to swap the standard 15 inch
> wheels for 16 inch ones. The only problem is that the sticker on the car
> door opening which gives the correct tyre pressures is based on the old
> tyres, and I’ve been unable to find out the correct pressures I should now
> use.
> Can someone with a 90 Horsepower, diesel, 307 fitted with 205/55 x R16
tyres
> please tell me what the correct pressures should be.
> BTW – The dealer seems to have set them to about 32 psi. The incorrect
> sticker shows 2.5 Bar (approx. 36 psi), so there appears to be a bit of a
> mis-match.
The xsi comes with 17′ as standard We have a 110 hp in 307 in our show room
with 16′ wheels on it.
I will have a look in the book and let you know what is says for that.
Ian Payne
http://www.dontknow.co.uk
"richt" <r.thornd…@blueyonder.co.uk> wrote in message
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> Try to find out what the xsi runs at. I believe it came with 16′ wheels as
> standard. This should be a good starting point.
> "Bob Huntley" <bob.huntley.HATES…@btinternet.com> wrote in message
> news:a7kobo$8ik$1@paris.btinternet.com…
> > Hi,
> > Before I picked up my 307 I got the dealer to swap the standard 15 inch
> > wheels for 16 inch ones. The only problem is that the sticker on the car
> > door opening which gives the correct tyre pressures is based on the old
> > tyres, and I’ve been unable to find out the correct pressures I should
now
> > use.
> > Can someone with a 90 Horsepower, diesel, 307 fitted with 205/55 x R16
> tyres
> > please tell me what the correct pressures should be.
> > BTW – The dealer seems to have set them to about 32 psi. The incorrect
> > sticker shows 2.5 Bar (approx. 36 psi), so there appears to be a bit of
a
> > mis-match.
307xsi on 17" wheels has 2.5bar (35psi) tyre pressure front and rear.
Marcus
"Ian Payne" <i…@NOSPAMz2.co.uk> wrote in message
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> The xsi comes with 17′ as standard We have a 110 hp in 307 in our show
room
> with 16′ wheels on it.
> I will have a look in the book and let you know what is says for that.
> Ian Payne
> http://www.dontknow.co.uk
> "richt" <r.thornd…@blueyonder.co.uk> wrote in message
> news:NPqn8.5683$jw3.128566@news-binary.blueyonder.co.uk…
> > Try to find out what the xsi runs at. I believe it came with 16′ wheels
as
> > standard. This should be a good starting point.
> > "Bob Huntley" <bob.huntley.HATES…@btinternet.com> wrote in message
> > news:a7kobo$8ik$1@paris.btinternet.com…
> > > Hi,
> > > Before I picked up my 307 I got the dealer to swap the standard 15
inch
> > > wheels for 16 inch ones. The only problem is that the sticker on the
car
> > > door opening which gives the correct tyre pressures is based on the
old
> > > tyres, and I’ve been unable to find out the correct pressures I should
> now
> > > use.
> > > Can someone with a 90 Horsepower, diesel, 307 fitted with 205/55 x R16
> > tyres
> > > please tell me what the correct pressures should be.
> > > BTW – The dealer seems to have set them to about 32 psi. The incorrect
> > > sticker shows 2.5 Bar (approx. 36 psi), so there appears to be a bit
of
> a
> > > mis-match.
I thought the tyre pressure marked on the tyre is the MAXIMUM the tyre
should be inflated to. This is what it says on my Continentals.
Jon
jon wrote in message …
>I thought the tyre pressure marked on the tyre is the MAXIMUM the tyre
>should be inflated to. This is what it says on my Continentals.
Correct, the guy was just talking utter bollocks, trouble is it’s
potentially dangerous bollocks.
Regards Julian.
Absolute rubbish.
How does the tyre maker know what car they’re gonna be used on ?
"Cheater" <Cheate…@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> If u look on the tyre, it tells u.
> —
> Kind Regards
> Cheater (Rob)
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> "Bob Huntley" <bob.huntley.HATES…@btinternet.com> wrote in message
> news:a7kobo$8ik$1@paris.btinternet.com…
> > Hi,
> > Before I picked up my 307 I got the dealer to swap the standard 15 inch
> > wheels for 16 inch ones. The only problem is that the sticker on the car
> > door opening which gives the correct tyre pressures is based on the old
> > tyres, and I’ve been unable to find out the correct pressures I should
now
> > use.
> > Can someone with a 90 Horsepower, diesel, 307 fitted with 205/55 x R16
> tyres
> > please tell me what the correct pressures should be.
> > BTW – The dealer seems to have set them to about 32 psi. The incorrect
> > sticker shows 2.5 Bar (approx. 36 psi), so there appears to be a bit of
a
> > mis-match.
"Julian Stafford" <julian.staff…@virgin.net.invalid> wrote in message
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> Cheater wrote in message …
> >Its also the recommended tyre pressure
> I find that _very_ surprising. I have never owned or cared for a vehicle
> yet where the car maker specifies that all 4 tires be inflated to the tire
> manufacturers maximum design pressure.
> I think we must be cautious with are replies on occasion, you could be
> correct (or not) but if your advise is wrong, then the vehicle could
become
> dangerous to drive (for Mr average)
He is VERY wrong !
Again, absolute rubbish.
Where are you getting this from ?
Different cars use different pressures, even if they have exactly the same
tyres on.
Do your tyres list the pressure for every single car ?
"Cheater" <Cheate…@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> Its also the recommended tyre pressure
> —
> Kind Regards
> Cheater (Rob)
> **************************************
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> (ICQ#: 21743180)
> (URL: Coming soon)
> **************************************
> "Julian Stafford" <julian.staff…@virgin.net.invalid> wrote in message
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> > Cheater wrote in message …
> > >If u look on the tyre, it tells u.
> > Very bad incorrect advice. That figure is the maximum tyre design
pressure
> > for max load, if you inflate to that pressure the ride will be very
harsh
> > and the car will slip like a bugger in the wet.
> > Regards Julian.
"Bob Huntley" <bob.huntley.HATES…@btinternet.com> wrote in message
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> Hi,
> Before I picked up my 307 I got the dealer to swap the standard 15 inch
> wheels for 16 inch ones. The only problem is that the sticker on the car
> door opening which gives the correct tyre pressures is based on the old
> tyres, and I’ve been unable to find out the correct pressures I should now
> use.
> Can someone with a 90 Horsepower, diesel, 307 fitted with 205/55 x R16
tyres
> please tell me what the correct pressures should be.
> BTW – The dealer seems to have set them to about 32 psi. The incorrect
> sticker shows 2.5 Bar (approx. 36 psi), so there appears to be a bit of a
> mis-match.
32 is too soft. Generally, the thinner the tyre’s side wall, the higher the
pressure you should run at.
Your 16" tyres are clearly 1" thinner than your 15", so the pressure should
be >=
Set them to 36 PSI – I can’t see it being any higher than this.
Thanks, yes I’d already sussed that out.
The pressure printed on the tyre size just tells you the safe limit for its
construction – bears no relation to the weight etc. of the car.
"jon" <j…@jonkeldgate.karoo.co.uk> wrote in message
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> I thought the tyre pressure marked on the tyre is the MAXIMUM the tyre
> should be inflated to. This is what it says on my Continentals.
> Jon
32 psi in both front and rear
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> "Bob Huntley" <bob.huntley.HATES…@btinternet.com> wrote in message
> news:a7kobo$8ik$1@paris.btinternet.com…
> > Hi,
> > Before I picked up my 307 I got the dealer to swap the standard 15 inch
> > wheels for 16 inch ones. The only problem is that the sticker on the car
> > door opening which gives the correct tyre pressures is based on the old
> > tyres, and I’ve been unable to find out the correct pressures I should
now
> > use.
> > Can someone with a 90 Horsepower, diesel, 307 fitted with 205/55 x R16
> tyres
> > please tell me what the correct pressures should be.
> > BTW – The dealer seems to have set them to about 32 psi. The incorrect
> > sticker shows 2.5 Bar (approx. 36 psi), so there appears to be a bit of
a
> > mis-match.
> 32 is too soft. Generally, the thinner the tyre’s side wall, the higher
the
> pressure you should run at.
> Your 16" tyres are clearly 1" thinner than your 15", so the pressure
should
> be >=
> Set them to 36 PSI – I can’t see it being any higher than this.
Thanks for the reply.
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> 32 psi in both front and rear
> "Nom" <n…@somewhere.com> wrote in message
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> > "Bob Huntley" <bob.huntley.HATES…@btinternet.com> wrote in message
> > news:a7kobo$8ik$1@paris.btinternet.com…
> > > Hi,
> > > Before I picked up my 307 I got the dealer to swap the standard 15
inch
> > > wheels for 16 inch ones. The only problem is that the sticker on the
car
> > > door opening which gives the correct tyre pressures is based on the
old
> > > tyres, and I’ve been unable to find out the correct pressures I should
> now
> > > use.
> > > Can someone with a 90 Horsepower, diesel, 307 fitted with 205/55 x R16
> > tyres
> > > please tell me what the correct pressures should be.
> > > BTW – The dealer seems to have set them to about 32 psi. The incorrect
> > > sticker shows 2.5 Bar (approx. 36 psi), so there appears to be a bit
of
> a
> > > mis-match.
> > 32 is too soft. Generally, the thinner the tyre’s side wall, the higher
> the
> > pressure you should run at.
> > Your 16" tyres are clearly 1" thinner than your 15", so the pressure
> should
> > be >=
> > Set them to 36 PSI – I can’t see it being any higher than this.