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kam100

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Tyre pressures..

How much PSI/BAR are you supposed to have in our tyres?
I drive on standard 19" HSE alloys with continental tyres.

Went to the petrol pump on sat to check my tyre pressures as i have neglected to do so for some time! and to my surprise, the door panel says 60psi all round!! is this right, only reason i ask is, i know normally on road cars, it is around the 30 mark. I checked each tyre and they were currently ranging from 28-34, so i just took it as correct and sat there for ages pumping them up again to the stated 60psi.. no definitely don't have any slow punctures, and it has been a while since checking them... but can they really drop by this amount..?

Makes me wonder how often i should really be checking them, weekly?
I suppose the car does weight 2.5tonnes and when cornering and driving at high speeds the pressure must really act on these tyres.

After pumping them up, it was amazing the difference to grip and ride! wot a wally!!

The guy behind me in the rover metro was waiting for ages!! serves him right for driving a metro!!

Mon Apr 10 2006 3:37pm

MDP

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60psi

Kam that is wrong ..... seriously wrong

This was mentioned on a thread last week....... i cant check my car as its at the dealers as we speak - due back tomorrow now - needs parts

But its about 36psi....

Let me find the link.....
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Mon Apr 10 2006 3:55pm

grommet

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If your door sticker says 60 PSI, someone made a serious mistake in the factory.

Mon Apr 10 2006 3:56pm

MDP

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Here you go Kam - but it was ref 20" tyres though

http://www.rrsport.co.uk/forum/viewtopic.php?t=2025
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Mon Apr 10 2006 3:58pm

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I think the pressures are the same whichever tyres/wheels you run (at least the factory combinations) - like MDP said I think it's around 36psi per wheel. 60psi is definitely not right and I would deflate them back to the mid 30s asap.

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Mon Apr 10 2006 4:01pm

umbertob

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2006 Range Rover Sport 4.4 V8 HSE Chawton White

Front tires s/b 38 psi, rear s/b 42 psi. This is regardless of size (the tag on my HSE lists all size wheels, from 17 to 20", and the recommended inflation pressure is identical for all of them.) I just got 21" rims and used the same numbers, as recommended by the vendor. I think you may want to go a bit above that only on very low profile rims (22" and up), but not by much. 60 psi is well above the maximum inflation pressure recommended by tire manufacturers, let alone Land Rover. Your tires will explode!

Mon Apr 10 2006 4:55pm

kam100

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err.... ...
maybe i should have left em and asked you guys first. thing on the door definitely says 60.. will take a snap and will show you all..

Mon Apr 10 2006 8:28pm

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Mon Apr 10 2006 9:21pm

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Kam, 60psi is the pressure we inflate the tyres too before they leave the factory.

This is to avoid flat spots on the tyres when vehicles are left sitting in compounds for weeks on end, or on ships being transported around the world.

I think the 60psi on the door tyre label relates to the space saving spare wheel.

The true working pressure of your road wheels should be 33psi in the front and 36psi in the rear. Arctic Frost TDV6 SE. Aspen Leather, Cherry Wood, Privacy Glass, PTI, Tow Pack, Mudflaps, Tasmods, a new Fuelflap, a RRSport.co.uk umbrella in the boot & a RRSport.co.uk sticker on the rear glass.
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Mon Apr 10 2006 9:33pm

chex

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how come unberto's says 38/42?

or do they have different settings for different markets?

Mon Apr 10 2006 9:37pm

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Tue Apr 11 2006 8:10am

Tim in Scotland

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2013 Range Rover Sport SDV6 HSE Stornoway Grey

Here is the sticker on the driver's door of mine

As you can see Kam is partly correct.......... 60PSI but only if you are running on 175/80/R19's - would they be the spacesavers?

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Tue Apr 11 2006 8:34am

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Kam, check out the instruction book you get in the wallet with your service book etc.

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Tue Apr 11 2006 8:35am

Tim in Scotland

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Page 310/312 I think.................. I posted it another thread last week!
Here in fact: http://www.rrsport.co.uk/forum/viewtopic.php?t=2025 2020 Pangea Green 1st Edition D240 New Defender 110 is here and loving it
2018 Melting Silver Mini Countryman PHEV - soon to be replaced
2015MY Corris Grey SDv6 HSE Dynamic, the best car I have ever owned, totally reliable only a cou0le of rattles in 3 years, now no longer in my care
Also in my garage is a 1996 TDi300 Defender 90 County HT made into a fake CSW

Tue Apr 11 2006 8:39am

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