Tire Pressure
03-03-2011, 05:57 PM
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Tire Pressure
I have the standard 18" Q5 tires from Michelin.
I was wondering what PSI you guys keep your tires at? I think the manual said to keep it around 30 PSI but this seems kinda low to me.
I was wondering what PSI you guys keep your tires at? I think the manual said to keep it around 30 PSI but this seems kinda low to me.
03-03-2011, 06:47 PM
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take a look around your driver side door. You should be able to find a sticker that will tell you the recommended tire pressure. I have the same 18" tires from Michelin. I usually keep them at 32 PSI.
03-04-2011, 01:12 AM
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I've got the 19's and have upped the pressure to 40psi as I found the front tyres were wearing excessively on the outer edges. I haven't yet done enough km's to tell if it has fixed the issue.
03-04-2011, 06:52 AM
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Use the pressures in the manual - the ones on the door in the US are the fully loaded pressures. Personally I use 2psi over the unloaded pressures recommend by the manual.
03-04-2011, 12:25 PM
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Thanks everyone.
What would you say is the trade off between over inflating and under inflating your tires?
What would you say is the trade off between over inflating and under inflating your tires?
03-04-2011, 02:16 PM
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Over inflating = harsher ride, better fuel economy (I am not so sure about this, I still think it depends on how you drive the car)
Under inflating = more confortable ride, bad fuel economy.
Under inflating = more confortable ride, bad fuel economy.
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