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Author Subject: 195/50/15 tyre pressures
foot

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Post #1
Evening all

Im in the process of changing over to 195/50/15 pilot sport 3's but wanted to know what peoples thoughts are about tyre pressures.

do people use a different pressure or keep the standard advised pressure.

cheers Tom
Posted 20th Nov 2013 at 19:08
bigbadbowen

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Post #2
35psi is what I go for on 195/50s
Posted 20th Nov 2013 at 20:28
cully

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Post #3
35-36psi allround on my 306 estate
Posted 20th Nov 2013 at 22:57
astor gray 2014

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Post #4
Um thought recommended pressure was 32psi
Posted 2nd Jan 2014 at 19:38
scotzman

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Post #5
astor gray 2014 wrote:
Um thought recommended pressure was 32psi


36psi for standard 195/55 15, cant see 50 profile being much different.

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'90 1.6 205 GTi, '98 306 GTi-6
Posted 2nd Jan 2014 at 20:00
eliotrw

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Post #6
I would have thought you should keep the psi the same. As the same weight is being spread over the same area logically to me is what should dictate air pressure in the first place?

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Posted 5th Jan 2014 at 22:49
dcc

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Location: Wales

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Post #7
depends on the weight of the car - but I run 29 psi front 30 psi back on my 205 (its 29/29 in haynes)

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Xsara HDI
Posted 7th Jan 2014 at 19:23

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