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Renault 5 GT Turbo
15-06-2011, 21:06
Any advice on what pressure to set some 195/55/13 tyres to?

My manual says 26 psi but it just looks really low?
michael tierney
15-06-2011, 21:17
that because the car is so light!!
modfather
16-06-2011, 19:56
Any advice on what pressure to set some 195/55/13 tyres to?

My manual says 26 psi but it just looks really low?


does it not say what psi to inflate to on the tyre sidewall :scratch:
michael tierney
16-06-2011, 19:59
your thinking of the max pressure...usually 35psi to avoid structural damage!!
jamie_8
16-06-2011, 20:10
does it not say what psi to inflate to on the tyre sidewall :scratch:

The psi on the sidewall is the maximum that the tyre manufacture recommends for the tyre, if you inflate it to that, the tyres would be rock hard, and no good for
ride comfort.

26psi seems about right to me. Renault would have done thousands of mile's testing with different pressures back in the day, and decided that was best. :)