Tyres - price I should pay, best brand, why prices so secret?

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#1219371 21-Jan-2015 18:21

What was the front tyre pressure?

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#1219374 21-Jan-2015 18:24

Front was around 31psi, rear as I said 26-28psi. I usually keep the front at 32 (recommended) to 34.

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#1219675 22-Jan-2015 07:22

timmmay: Front was around 31psi, rear as I said 26-28psi. I usually keep the front at 32 (recommended) to 34.

Got your back here bro.

I had some new tyres fitted a few months back, they put them up to 40psi. I went back to them and told them the ride was too hard so they dropped it down to 36, which is where I usually have them.

I immediately felt the difference.

You also have to remember that the tyre pressure recommended by the car manufacturer is for a combination of comfort, economy grip/safety and tyre wear.

I have mind higher to optimise rolling resistance and feel on the road rather than comfort, to me a car is for getting from A-B as fast as possible/legal

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#1219681 22-Jan-2015 07:28

The higher the tyre pressure the less tyre is on the road. Sure you may use slightly less petrol, but your stopping power is significantly reduced. Interesting graphic below.

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#1219735 22-Jan-2015 08:41

28psi is a valid setting for some models of Corolla although Tonys should have checked the sticker by the drivers door. I'd be surprised if 40psi was a recommended pressure outside race tracks.

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#1219755 22-Jan-2015 08:55

My car door's sticker has a huge matrix showing the various tyres sizes which the model can be fitted with, the number of passengers and luggage in the car, and then a corresponding recommended pressure.

Basically what I'm saying is that only the owner/driver of the car will know how they use the vehicle, so I don't think it's reasonable to expect the tyre company to get it 100% right each time as there isn't one 'best' pressure to use. It depends.

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#1219759 22-Jan-2015 09:00

The recommended pressure is 32, the sticker on the car says 32, they went to 26-28. Handling was dangerous.

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#1219781 22-Jan-2015 09:09

timmmay: The recommended pressure is 32, the sticker on the car says 32, they went to 26-28. Handling was dangerous.

You don't know what pressure was set as you didn't check with a known gauge.

The variability in readings from service station air pumps could easily be more than 4psi.

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#1219783 22-Jan-2015 09:10

Bung:
timmmay: The recommended pressure is 32, the sticker on the car says 32, they went to 26-28. Handling was dangerous.

You don't know what pressure was set as you didn't check with a known gauge.

The variability in readings from service station air pumps could easily be more than 4psi.

Sure, I don't know exactly. I'd be surprised if a 4psi difference made the car handle that badly, so it was possibly much lower.

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