OldDan

195/50/15 - What sort of pressures should I inflate (or deflate) the tyres to?

The car is relitivily light, if that makes any difference.

Cheers!

antony215

I put 28psi in the front and 30psi in the rear

haz87

Why more in the rear? Surely the front needs more due to engine weight etc
I do those pressures but the other way round

NUTS RuS

iTrader: (35)

Because the fronts will heat up more in use - so evens things out better

haz87

Ah right, cheers

OldDan

So we're thinking 28psi front, 30psi rear?

KSA-Cossie

iTrader: (4)

Thats what i had on my old s2.

Dangerous Malcolm..

Ford recommends 29 front and 26 rear for 'normal' and 37 front and 41 rear for fully laden.

I personally have them at 32 front and 29 rear running on Goodyear Eagle F1's and they feel spot on.

Nash

iTrader: (3)

Dan anywhere around the 30 mark will be about right.

Its just a case of playing around with them to get it exactly how you want. If want it more planted at back run it lower or same as fronts. If want it a little more lively at the back then run more out backs.

Eg: In the old DC2 for me i found running 32 front and 35-36 rear was best and that was with the back end striped.

BigErn

I like to run a hard tyre personally, I ran 35psi front and rear on Eagle F1s in a Mk3 Astra Merit with red top conversion. Back end was a bit flighty but once I got used to it I could throw the car into bends and 4 wheel slide it round like a man posessed. Never got out conered by any thing, was a pleasure to out brake and out corner an Evo IV on roundabouts. Great fun!

antony215

That's not what they say in the s2 manual

But everyone has there own opinions as to what to put in i personally find what i said above to be the best for me

OldDan

Just done the pressures, bought the wheels off someone else, rears were at 34psi, and 31.

And the fronts were at 24 and 25.

Up to 30 on the rear, and 29 on front.

NUTS RuS

iTrader: (35)

I'd check them tomorrow after your first few laps Dan

OldDan

Don't have a guage unforunatly Tony.

NUTS RuS

iTrader: (35)

I do

OldDan

richard_syko

Dan,

I run mine at F28 R26 when cool.

Anything over 28 and the rear tyres look twice the profile of the fronts

OldDan

I'll have a play tomorrow Rich, see how things are going.

alistairolsen

28 front 28 rear, uniroyal rainsports, vauxhall corsa

e900 ddv

i have 205 45 16's on my S2 and run them at 30psi front and rear