34 front

32 back

Mine are set to the pressures that Skoda recommend, but i use Nitrogen instead of normal air.

Me too.

Well, about 80% nitrogen.

Hang on, that IS normal air! :eek:

Have tried helium, but the car felt a bit 'floaty'.

front - conti sport contact2

rear - khumo ku31

both 205/45/16

Me too.

Well, about 80% nitrogen.

Hang on, that IS normal air! :eek:

Have tried helium, but the car felt a bit 'floaty'.

Not 100% nitrogen then is it?

Not 100% nitrogen then is it?

Er, no. You got me.

Your math is flawless.

Tell me though, why do you use 100% nitrogen?

Have a quick read here:

Uniflate - Nitrogen Tyre Inflation - Home

There will be some who say 'what a load of crap' or 'what a waste of money' etc, but i'm not bothered for 2 reasons.

1) i never buy budget tyres as i believe the thing holding you to the road should be the best you can afford (hence why i use Toyo T1-R's all round)

2) I don't pay any extra for it, so i'm not wasting my money (its not what you know, its who you know) and so far i've never had any issues.

Fronts - Pirelli Pzero Nero, 205/45 R16, 35psi

Rears - Kumho KU31, 205/45 R16, 35psi

I used to have the rears at 32psi but it felt too 'soft' when turning / cornering, feels a lot better now they're up to 35psi.

Have a quick read here:

Uniflate - Nitrogen Tyre Inflation - Home

There will be some who say 'what a load of crap' or 'what a waste of money' etc, but i'm not bothered for 2 reasons.

1) i never buy budget tyres as i believe the thing holding you to the road should be the best you can afford (hence why i use Toyo T1-R's all round)

2) I don't pay any extra for it, so i'm not wasting my money (its not what you know, its who you know) and so far i've never had any issues.

I stand educated.

Thanks.

However, I seriously doubt whether using nitrogen will really have anything more than a negligible positive effect on ordinary cars (not F1) in the real world.

But if you're not paying for it, what the heck?

38 all round on Bridgestone's due to fuel economy and lots of motorway miles.

I stand educated.

Thanks.

However, I seriously doubt whether using nitrogen will really have anything more than a negligible positive effect on ordinary cars (not F1) in the real world.

But if you're not paying for it, what the heck?

Exactly, its free so why not?

Plus if what they claim is true about the nitrogen being less likely to seep through the tyre wall, then this is good news for me as i sometimes go away for 3 months at a time and don't need to find a flat tyre when i want to get home. Never had a loss in tyre presure so far, so there must be some truth in the claims.

Im running 35psi all round on Eagle F1 GSD3's

I use 36psi all round which seems just right for my driving!

Slightly off topic but having read with interest the conversation between Davey and Mr WobbleyTickle (and having had a couple of bottles of wine) I would like to add my own experiences into the mixer.

I used to be in the RAF as a first line aircraft mechanic. Every morning we would check the tyre pressures of our Tornado's and if they were low we would re-gas them with pure nitrogen. This was because of the increased stability of nitrogen over air at high temperatures (generated during landing) and also because 100% nitrogen doesn't have a lot of the impurities that compressed air has. Bear in mind that a Tornado lands at a not so ludicarious 150 miles an hour.

Great I hear you say but what does that have to do with the world of cars? One of reasons why the RAF pays to fill its tyres (of all aircraft not just the fast ones) with nitrogen is that it stops water from getting between the tyre and the inner wheel where it causes corrosion. Corrosion is bad enough on a plain steel wheel but on an alloy it is worse. I have also read with interest that the new Nissan GTR comes with tyres filled only with nitrogen as standard. Why do you think Nissan have done this?

As the car industry learns from the aerospace industry (anti lock braking systems were invented for aircraft as were head up displays which have already appeared on production cars) Perhaps sooner or later all car tyres may be filled with nitrogen.

36 front, 33 rear

34psi all round, with regular fortnightly checks when it's really cold due to air loss through pores of rubber.

Have mine all at 38, lots of motorway miles

2.2bar all round

What do peeps run with 17" spiders?

38 all round 16" standard

Edited 9 November, 201312 yr by Metty92

36 front 34 back 

2.2bar all round

At last someone from the present day 

I once heard "im going to take another 5 psi out to see if I can get another 3mm of tread down on the ground"

....and to think I've been running the standard recommended 32PSI all round....

 

I may experiment after reading this thread!

Just a quick update to this... I've changed my pressures to 36 front and 34 rear. I've found the car to be a lot more compliant through the bends! So I'll definitely be sticking with the higher pressures :-)

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Jus my six penneth worth;

I always run what he manufacturer recommends. Why?

Well, having dealt wih a myriad of accidents during my working life, I found that insurance assessors (and police vehicle examiners) check tyre tread depth first, then tyre pressure. To state the obvious, this is because if the car isn't running legal tyres, or correct pressures, it may be a contributory factor in the accident, and the insurance company can decline the claim.......

I use 34 all round

But when winter comes I drop them a touch 32//30 I think