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J. Huber

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Tire pressure
« on: April 13, 2008, 13:44:35 »
Very basic poll here. Who puts how much in (cold)? Same front and back? I am running 195/70/14s...

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Re: Tire pressure
« Reply #1 on: April 13, 2008, 13:49:04 »
James,

I follow the tag on the trunk deck--I think it is 31F and 34R cold?

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Re: Tire pressure
« Reply #2 on: April 13, 2008, 14:24:46 »
James,
the tag on my car reads:
"Cold tires: 25F - 31R
After prolonged city driving or moderate overland trip: 28F - 34 R
After fast overland trip: 31F - 38R"
I assume "fast" means Autobahn speeds, or way more the the legal limit here.  :)
My tires are the same dimensions as yours and I have set mine at 28F - 34R, feels OK to me.

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Re: Tire pressure
« Reply #3 on: April 13, 2008, 15:36:14 »
I run mine at 32psi and they ride beautifully and also do not appear to be that affected by cross winds as commented in another thread.  At 28psi they did.

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Re: Tire pressure
« Reply #4 on: April 13, 2008, 17:57:56 »
The (original) trunk tag in my Euro 230SL specifies cold pressures of 1.8 atü front, and 2.2 atü rear, which translates to 26 and 32 psi respectively.  I do carry 32 psi rear, but have never understood why the front pressure should be so low, so carry 28 - 30 psi front.  The tires are 205/70-14, and these pressures seem to work fine.

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Re: Tire pressure
« Reply #5 on: April 13, 2008, 21:59:26 »
Danke Fellers. Like Chris, my tag is auf Deutsch ( really glad you had the conversion handy -- my math is worse than my German...and that's not saying much!)

Anyway, I believe I had gone with 28F and 30R before -- but since they were all a little uneven after the winter -- thought I'd ask the group. I went with 31F and 34R -- semi-cold. (drove a bit to the gas station and it was mid-70s today). Seemed like good numbers.

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Re: Tire pressure
« Reply #6 on: April 14, 2008, 14:10:44 »
I've always worried about excessive tire wear with the recommended 27 psi front / 32 psi rear tire pressures.  BUT the car DOES seem to track better with the fronts at 27 psi - it tends to wander and be a little skittish on uneven surfaces with higher front pressures.  So I just keep a close eye on the pressures and rotate, rotate, rotate!

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Re: Tire pressure
« Reply #7 on: April 17, 2008, 00:13:37 »
I was running 32F 32R on my new tires (Yokahama Avid T4's 205/70 14's) but they felt too soft and cornering was a lot poorer (than on my Michelin XVS's) so I bumped them to 36F 36R and though stiffer on the corners, it was far more skittish on the straight's at speed. I'm dropping them back to 30 - 32F will stay at 36R for awhile to see if the skittishness improves.

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