Thread: tyre pressure

All this will have confused Scoota no end I,m sure. I,M in Coonamble atm @ posting from a phone is a pita. Anyway, a franchise dealer here rang me once 4 the pressures 2 run in a customer's car. So who knows best?
Regards Max P

Yes, Tusker Scoota is a tad confused but I'm used to that! Anyway I've appreciated all the varying opinions - I might just average out all the figures and see how I go.
Cheers, Scoota

Originally Posted by rick130

I just walked out and had a look at the tyre placard, and it suggests 44/65 fr/rr psi for on and off road work, all load conditions......Nice how it's different to the handbook, I wonder how many people realise the tyre placard takes precedence over anything else ?Anyway, 65 psi in the back of an unladen 130 is still ridiculous, 65 psi with one tonne in the back is suitable.

This is interesting, because if you say it is different to the handbook it is probably like mine and the wrong sticker. Mine has the sticker for a wagon on it because it shows the wrong axle load ratings. So if the sticker takes precidence it brings up 2 important problems. I can't load my 130 fully because it has the wrong sticker. Time for it to disappear then.

CC

I was thinking about this thread on the way home from work... as you do. I was wondering about people saying pressures need to go high and I've had no problems from it, and others saying that the pressures go low and had no problems from it. It makes me tend to think that most tyres are probably so good, so flexible or safety margins are good enough that unless you are way out in your pressures for any given condition, that the tyre is going to continue to perform.

Originally Posted by Col.Coleman

This is interesting, because if you say it is different to the handbook it is probably like mine and the wrong sticker. Mine has the sticker for a wagon on it because it shows the wrong axle load ratings. So if the sticker takes precidence it brings up 2 important problems. I can't load my 130 fully because it has the wrong sticker. Time for it to disappear then.

CC

Nope, right sticker in mine as it has the correct axle weights and Gross weight.
Gross weight should be 3500kg for a 130.

An easy way to check is to run your tyres at 30psi and then at 40.You won't go far before you realise that your LR likes higher best.I have been to three tyre shops in town and they all have shredded tyres out the back from being under inflated.All three owners said it is a constant source of frustration dealing with people that complain about ruined tyres but none of them listen to them because thier ''Mate'' next door fathers budgey was in the SAS and they lowered there tyres blah blah.I'll stand buy what I said earlier,my Defender has been to every state and territory including Tassie and I have never destroyed a tyre and I don't go under 36 front or back. Pat

Originally Posted by Col.Coleman

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Who did you get the michies off, and what pattern are they?
I know the WA guys who do the canter conversions import the xzl's in the 9.00 inch 16's and some other sizes, but I am unfamiliar with that type. there are 2 pattern for the xzl's, the bigger ones go a bit more A/t than lugs

tell me more, with pics please
Sorry for the hijack
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CC

I bought them 2nd hand. Pattern is similar to other Michelin offroad tyres and the BFG Krawler (not surprising as Michelin own BFG and do their design work).

325/85R16. Diameter is a bit over 38". 4 steel belts and sidewalls are also steel ply.

Originally Posted by one_iota

This is what Pirelli "says" about tyre inflation pressures and tyre life:

My tyres are from pirelli so if beleive that they got their info from pirelli and keep inflation to the figure they gave me my tyres should get the maximum life expectancy. Although i think driving style and prevailing road conditions could seriously affect life expectancy just as much as tyre pressure do.