What tyre pressures do people use?

and is 35 a corner too high for 185/50

Col G

2.2 front, 2.3 rear with half load as per the Driver's Manual.

Denis

Do you know what that equals in old psi money ? I run the 4x4 on 34 all round.

30-32 ish allround

Yes, Rob. 2.2 bar = 32.34 psi and 2.3 = 33.8. I have a very nice dial tyre pressure gauge which reads in bars as well as PSI, and I tend to use the former. A useful converter is here in our links.

34 psi all round sounds fine.

:cheers:

Cheers.. was just prepping for the national meet tomorrow.

ill probably be the only non-skoda car there (only a week to go till the vRS) :eek:

I have 2.4 front, 2.5 rear. Always run 0.2 over factory-advised pressure...

No significant loss of grip, quicker steering, more fuel economy.

Originally posted by Dutch4x4 in this post

No significant loss of grip, quicker steering, more fuel economy.

And how would you know that there is no significant loss of grip if you always run at the higher pressures, Mattijs? Just checking the facts....but I will let quicker steering and more fuel economy go unchallenged.

Pressures have the habit of decreasing over time.

As soon as I notice the steering getting slightly heavier and fuel consumption getting worse, I go and find the nearest gauge. It usually turns out that over time pressures have dropped to factory-advised levels.

Originally posted by Dutch4x4 in this post

Pressures have the habit of decreasing over time. As soon as I notice the.........fuel consumption getting worse, I go and find the nearest gauge. It usually turns out that over time pressures have dropped to factory-advised levels.

Come on, Mattijs, you don't really believe what you are saying, do you? So atmospheric pressure, temperature, humidity, wind etc can all be ignored, thereby conveniently allowing fuel consumption to be measured against tyre pressure!!! Oh, and of course you always drive over exactly the same route each day in exactly the same manner, at the same time of day, with the same payload (including fuel), and meet the same traffic too?

(Do you get the impression I'm bored today? I think I will go and take some photos to illustrate how to change a coil pack - and probably break one in the process. Wish me luck.)

PS: Photos taken successfully. FAQ to follow...

I find that running at 34/34 (slightly above recommended for light load, Denis ?) suits the car and preserves the tyres. I find that the 4x4's grip is more affected by roll than tyre pressures and I make allowances in my driving compared with the Impreza.

My girlfriend's Mondeo TDCi eats tyres for breakfast on Ford's recommended settings - would you believe that its at least halfway through its second set in 18,000miles ! - so on this set I've upped them all round and its not quite as bad. The first set lasted 11,000m and we check the pressures weekly at home - the tracking is always spot on as well !

Originally posted by DGW in this post

Come on, Mattijs, you don't really believe what you are saying, do you? So atmospheric pressure, temperature, humidity, wind etc can all be ignored, thereby conveniently allowing fuel consumption to be measured against tyre pressure!!! Oh, and of course you always drive over exactly the same route each day in exactly the same manner, at the same time of day, with the same payload (including fuel), and meet the same traffic too?

Yes, I believe what I am saying and can't believe you can't. All of said circumstances can be ignored ON AVERAGE. Tyres don't lose their pressure in a matter of weeks, or do they?

I think I will go and take some photos to illustrate how to change a coil pack

:( I already did that, along with some instructions, many moons ago. Sent it out for review. WTF is it?