Tyre pressure

Tim_GTi · Post by **Tim_GTi** » Wed Jan 30, 2008 1:36 am

What tyre pressure would you recommend for 195/45s on a 8J 15"?

I'm currently running 33 psi all round on my standard RXIIs, just wondered if anyone would recommended anything different?

EDIT: Had a search, think i'm gunna go with 32 psi all round, unless anyone else recommends anything else

nafeGTI · Post by **nafeGTI** » Thu Jan 31, 2008 8:39 am

I run 32 on my standard RX's, never had any probs

1 GTI · Post by **1 GTI** » Thu Jan 31, 2008 2:03 pm

Look inside on the fuel cap it does say 36 psi front and 34 psi rear

Tim_GTi · Post by **Tim_GTi** » Thu Jan 31, 2008 2:11 pm

1 GTI wrote:Look inside on the fuel cap it does say 36 psi front and 34 psi rear

Yeh i know, thats for the standard RXIIs though

nogwuy · Post by **nogwuy** » Thu Jan 31, 2008 2:11 pm

1 GTI wrote:Look inside on the fuel cap it does say 36 psi front and 34 psi rear

think the sticker in my fuel cap doesnt show pressures for 15 inch wheels only 14, and they are obvoiusly completely different tyres!? strange.

nogwuy · Post by **nogwuy** » Thu Jan 31, 2008 2:12 pm

i go with 32 front 30 rear

womble68 · Post by **womble68** » Thu Jan 31, 2008 2:53 pm

No the information in the flap is specific to the GTI. My girlfriend has a Mk5 as well and the information is v. different. In her case the pressures on the lower side. Plus I'd of thought also the other give away would be the suggestion it makes to use 98 RON. Wouldn't expect that'd be useful to anybody with a normal Polo.

Tim_GTi · Post by **Tim_GTi** » Thu Jan 31, 2008 2:59 pm

womble68 wrote:No the information in the flap is specific to the GTI. My girlfriend has a Mk5 as well and the information is v. different. In her case the pressures on the lower side. Plus I'd of thought also the other give away would be the suggestion it makes to use 98 RON. Wouldn't expect that'd be useful to anybody with a normal Polo.

Yeh I'm fully aware of that, but again those figures are based on usng the OEM RXIIs, 15" 6j wide,

I was merely wondering if anyone has changed there pressure drastically due to new sized alloys and tyres

womble68 · Post by **womble68** » Mon Feb 04, 2008 3:18 pm

I was replying to nogwuy's post, not really related to yourself. Wasn't trying to get at you.

colour_concept · Post by **colour_concept** » Mon Feb 04, 2008 6:30 pm

BUMP

i also need to know what pressure to use in my tyres. Am running 8 x 15 rim with 195/45 tyres.

Tim_GTi · Post by **Tim_GTi** » Mon Feb 04, 2008 7:22 pm

womble68 wrote:I was replying to nogwuy's post, not really related to yourself. Wasn't trying to get at you.

No worries mate

Yeh I got mine fitted today, but completely forgot to ask the mechanic what pressure he put in, and didnt have time to check afterwards