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Old 27-03-2010, 07:33 PM
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What pressures are you guys running with 18" rims???
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Old 27-03-2010, 09:00 PM
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What pressures are you guys running with 18" rims???
In the cold weather im runnin 215/35/18s @29 psi
Dunno if this the right pressure but works for me
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Old 27-03-2010, 09:02 PM
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32psi all round
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Old 27-03-2010, 09:12 PM
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33 front 31 rear
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Old 27-03-2010, 09:30 PM
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Old 27-03-2010, 09:31 PM
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Taken from the label (drivers door post) for 225/40 x18:

Light load = front 33 rear 31

Heavy load = front 36 rear 35.
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Old 27-03-2010, 09:56 PM
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34/33 seems to work best for me...
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Old 27-03-2010, 10:00 PM
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35 front, 33 rear
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Old 27-03-2010, 10:18 PM
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whoa seems im running mine low,
will this affect handling if mine are too low?
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Old 27-03-2010, 10:21 PM
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whoa seems im running mine low,
will this affect handling if mine are too low?

I would have thought so, but classics are lighter than the newage scoobs.

The figures I quoted are from Subaru for the WR1 which I believe was the 1st to have 18s as standard . ( I could be wrong on that though )
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Old 27-03-2010, 10:26 PM
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i tend to run slightly higher pressures as i'm hoping it might reduce the chance of damaging the rims on potholes!
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Old 27-03-2010, 10:28 PM
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i tend to run slightly higher pressures as i'm hoping it might reduce the chance of damaging the rims on potholes!
You will definitely have to reduce them for the ring.
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Old 27-03-2010, 10:37 PM
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You will definitely have to reduce them for the ring.
Car's ready now, new suspensions on and i'm 30mm lower all round
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Old 27-03-2010, 10:55 PM
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Car's ready now, new suspensions on and i'm 30mm lower all round

Lets go now then and get a few laps in.
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Light load = front 33 rear 31

Heavy load = front 36 rear 35.
So you run 36/35 then E
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Old 27-03-2010, 11:33 PM
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Old 28-03-2010, 12:47 AM
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So you run 36/35 then E
I just knew that was going to come from some bright spark.
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Old 28-03-2010, 02:10 AM
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34f 32r
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When I first fitted mine (classic wagon), and had Prodrive geo settings done by TSL, they recommended pressures of 35 F and 32 R, and they seem to have been fine over the years.

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Old 28-03-2010, 10:31 AM
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Guys don't trust the tyre gauges at petrol stations or in fact tyre fitting places. I brought a digital gauge after using big e,s one. Petrol station gauges both analogue and digital type as much as 4 psi out, I had 2 new tyres on font of m3 on Thursday, there gauge was 3psi low. M3 is a pain as you have to have oposing tyres even or bloody tyre pressure warning light comes on
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Old 28-03-2010, 01:12 PM
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Dont forget, tyre pressures go up with hard driving.

Peoples that are going to The Ring should ideally do a sighting lap, then pull over and check your pressures and reduce if required.
When I went round last year, the rear end grip started to lesson as the tyre pressure increased.
The same goes for the track IE Brands Hatch in April.
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