what tyre pressure do I need to use for front and back wheels on my tubby?
The tyres are Nankangs on 17 inch alloys.
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tyre pressure for 17 inch wheels?????
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Re: tyre pressure for 17 inch wheels?????
32 front 34 rear and see how it feels. Some folks run higher, some run lower. Just depends on how you 'feel' with the tyres. But Nankangs? Not the first choice for a road tyre
Re: tyre pressure for 17 inch wheels?????
I know, i know. The wheels came with them and i have not bothered changing them. Might be my next thing on the list.
Re: tyre pressure for 17 inch wheels?????
Nankangs, lol
Book pressures for 15" rims are 29psi front and 33psi rear which I run on my 17's and these suit my tyres fine. Have a play with the pressures and see what feels best.
I was under the impression that you should keep a 4 psi difference between front and rear pressures?
Book pressures for 15" rims are 29psi front and 33psi rear which I run on my 17's and these suit my tyres fine. Have a play with the pressures and see what feels best.
I was under the impression that you should keep a 4 psi difference between front and rear pressures?
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why are nankangs bad?!!! Just curious.
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pez wrote:why are nankangs bad?!!! Just curious.
well they last forever and are cheap as chips but have almost no grip. Commonly known as ditchfinders, you can guess why
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Re: tyre pressure for 17 inch wheels?????
Moo wrote:
Book pressures for 15" rims are 29psi front and 33psi rear which I run on my 17's and these suit my tyres fine. Have a play with the pressures and see what feels best.
Yep that's what I run, you will need to experiment a bit with different tyres tho.
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Re: tyre pressure for 17 inch wheels?????
i run 17" with some cheap (kwik Fit NOT Cheap) made by dunlop GT things that i had to get to get me out of a slow puncture and was getting late lol
any way
dunlop GT front 30psi
Toyo Proxies rear 30psi
is working for me but might amp up the rears slightly as she feels a bit ar$e end springy
any way
dunlop GT front 30psi
Toyo Proxies rear 30psi
is working for me but might amp up the rears slightly as she feels a bit ar$e end springy
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Re: tyre pressure for 17 inch wheels?????
pez wrote:why are nankangs bad?!!! Just curious.
i had a set on my previous car and both front tyres failed within 3 weeks of each other the inside wall just split on both there where no signs of wear so in the bin went the nankangs.
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29 front
31 rear work for me
Bob
31 rear work for me
Bob
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Re: tyre pressure for 17 inch wheels?????
T-Bar Turbo wrote:pez wrote:why are nankangs bad?!!! Just curious.
i had a set on my previous car and both front tyres failed within 3 weeks of each other the inside wall just split on both there where no signs of wear so in the bin went the nankangs.
Funnily enough I had a brand new set that delaminated, the tread came away from the tyre on the inside edges after a few weeks!
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Re: tyre pressure for 17 inch wheels?????
29psi(f)
32psi(r)
Well, thats what the gauge on the pump used to say anyway. This would fluctuate with temps though obviously so you can only really take an educated guess at what you actually run.
32psi(r)
Well, thats what the gauge on the pump used to say anyway. This would fluctuate with temps though obviously so you can only really take an educated guess at what you actually run.
Re: tyre pressure for 17 inch wheels?????
cantfindausername wrote:29psi(f)
32psi(r)
The above setting is good as i currently have 32 front and 34 back and the car bounces round corners when going in small road holes as well as having not enough grip (the main grip problem is having Nankangs).