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tyre pressures
« on: March 09, 2008, 12:12:54 »
silly question i suppose but as i have just put new shoes on the series3 i wondered what pressures to put in i am running 235/85/16 and would like to know what sort of pressure to put in for mainly road use cheers
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Re: tyre pressures
« Reply #1 on: March 10, 2008, 08:23:11 »
I run mine at 25psi all round, seems OK, it's what the Handbook says for 7.50's
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Re: tyre pressures
« Reply #2 on: March 10, 2008, 18:49:53 »
cheers thats what i was hoping for
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Re: tyre pressures
« Reply #3 on: March 10, 2008, 19:45:51 »
30psi all round on mine, but I am also running 235/85R16 tyres with tubes rather than 7.50 size.

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Re: tyre pressures
« Reply #4 on: March 12, 2008, 10:07:51 »
30 psi in my 88" with 7.50 on it.  25psi was to soft for me is it 109 or 88?
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Re: tyre pressures
« Reply #5 on: March 13, 2008, 20:10:40 »
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Re: tyre pressures
« Reply #6 on: March 15, 2008, 17:17:51 »
235/85/r16's running 28 psi, average for most tyres/cars!
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