Tyre Pressues for a vp wagon??

[Jock]

Hi all,
have a vp waon with 205/65 tyres and standard suspension.Can anuone suggest an optimal tyre pressure.
Cheers
Jock

 

[kowan]

It should say what optimal tyre pressure to use on the tyre

 

[MarzVP]

I use 32 PSI in mine and i have the same tyres

 

[Stevob]

Between 32 to 36 psi. Higher pressures gives you better handling & fuel economy.

 

[greenfoam]

36 sounds good to me I run at least that on my 225's. Does all of the above plus makes your tires last longer

 

[Stevob]

36 sounds good to me I run at least that on my 225's. Does all of the above plus makes your tires last longer

Hey Foam,

I'm running 40psi all 'round on my 225/50/16s Hankook K104 atm. Pretty good, but locks up easier in the wet. May go back down to 38 soon.

 

[greenfoam]

I read that alot of people run 40psi in 17 inch 45 and 40 series tires, but it's a bit radical for 225's 15 or 16's I reckon, I run 38 most of the time but, I'm a bit carefull with it in summer because when they get hot that could jump up alot and I don't want any front tire blowouts down the highway

 

[Stevob]

Yeah, 40 is generally too high for the 16s. I put it up for a trip to Ballarat recently. I do that for most long freeway drives. Less flex in the sidewalls means less heat. If suspension is in good nick, then jumping shouldn't be a problem. I do carry a bit of a load in the rear most days, for work, but 40psi in an empty car is too high, just been too lazy to lower it.

 

[CLE]

Hey, thought I'm better off using someone else's thread than creating a new one, hope you don't mind

Yesterday I pumped up all my tyres on my VP Berlina LX (series 2) to 32 PSI. It has standard everything (suspension, ride height, rims etc) and the tyres are 205/65/R15. Is 32 PSI what everyone else would use?


Thanks! :yeah:

 

[fazz1977]

I run the recommended max in my vp wagon of 34psi. I experimented with higher but it would scrub tyres really quickly. 34 is a nice balance between tyre wear and fuel economy. I handles sweet too. I know guys who run 30-32 psi and their vps handle like a bag of crap.