Air pressure for tires - what's the #?
07-14-2000, 10:48 PM
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Air pressure for tires - what's the #?
What is the correct air pressure for my tires? Details on car below. Please reply. Thanks.<p>2000 A4 2.8 QMS 30V
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Good question.
Officially, the answer is on a label inside the fuel filler door. The databases at tire shops all seem to say 36 psi on all four.
These cars are fairly sensitive to tire pressure in terms of ride and handling. Here's a great trick: putting more air in front (about 2 psi) reduces understeer.
I had been running 36F/34R but the outside edge of all my tires is wearing too fast. Hey, it handles well. ;-) Hoping for more even wear, I'm now running 38F/36R and the car seems to handle better. Running too much air will wear out the center, too soft causes sluggish handling and wears out the edges.
These cars are fairly sensitive to tire pressure in terms of ride and handling. Here's a great trick: putting more air in front (about 2 psi) reduces understeer.
I had been running 36F/34R but the outside edge of all my tires is wearing too fast. Hey, it handles well. ;-) Hoping for more even wear, I'm now running 38F/36R and the car seems to handle better. Running too much air will wear out the center, too soft causes sluggish handling and wears out the edges.
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