Tyre presure

[henry sb]

I carry an electric wheechair + hoist in the boot of my XTR 1.6.It wieghs about 15-16 stone. do I need to up the presure on the rear tyres. The extra weight certainly holds it steady in a high wind

[Ol'Jeffers]

Your recommended tyre pressures should be on a label on the drivers side door frame. ( 'A' pillar )
I think when carrying a weight like that you should certainly be running with increased pressure.

[henry sb]

Thanks for the reply , I think I,ll nip into the local tyre place for more advice .hb

[steve valentine]

I run my van at 36psi wether full or empty, tyres wear nicely across the entire width.

[j90xxx]

As usual there is a website for that.
Just input your reg. no. :thumbsup:

http://www.tyre-pressures.com/

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Even though those pressures correspond to the sticker on the 'A' pillar, my local tyre fitter recommends 34psi in the rear, as I carry no weight. I only put 36psi when towing.

[philip]

Ive just put new tyres on my V70 they are Vredestein they recommend an extra 4psi higher than what the car manufactures say.

[richards]

Nice one mine are to high as for my car it says
Tyre Size Front Tyres Rear Tyres
215/55R16 H 93 BAR / 0 PSI BAR / 0 PSI

Go figure.

[mikep1973]

As usual there is a website for that.
Just input your reg. no. :thumbsup:

http://www.tyre-pressures.com/

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Even though those pressures correspond to the sticker on the 'A' pillar, my local tyre fitter recommends 34psi in the rear, as I carry no weight. I only put 36psi when towing.

Website is useless for my 2.0HDi Multispace 2004 model. It says 165 width tyres at 36psi.

The A-pillar sticker states 185 width tyres, and 2.3 bar (33.5) PSI all round and 2.5 at the rear if fully loaded.

[daviddb]

I carry an electric wheechair etc etc

Is this a professional conversion Henry? If so I wonder if they changed the tyres size at all from standard in which case the door jamb sticker may not be 100%

regards

[henry sb]

The car has a hoist to lift the chair , It doesn,t have a ramp , so not a conversion .