Tyre Pressures

SilvaGTI · Post by **SilvaGTI** » Mon Apr 12, 2004 5:44 pm

Hi,
Could someone tell me correct tyre pressures for a standard Polo GTi. I've been looking at the ones on the petrol flap cover but these seem to be for 170/40/14 tyres and not the 195/45/15 GTi ones for some reason. I'm running on 34 psi front/32 psi back at the moment. Is this correct?

Cheers

Post by **Josh_PoloGTi** » Mon Apr 12, 2004 8:47 pm

2.7 BAR in Rear
2.5 BAR in Front

But that's with a trunk full of Bass and my Lardy Ass!

You might want to lower that a tad if you've got no luggage.

carmadaaron · Post by **carmadaaron** » Mon Apr 12, 2004 8:51 pm

2.1bar front & rear

Si_GTi · Post by **Si_GTi** » Mon Apr 12, 2004 9:10 pm

I asked my local dealership not long after getting the car - the inside of my petrol cap is blank

They told me 2.1 front, 2.3 rear, but I normally have it same as carmadaaron, 2.1 all round. Seems OK to me...

jon_poloV · Post by **jon_poloV** » Mon Apr 12, 2004 9:19 pm

i run 2.1 bar all round on yoko 195-45-15's

SilvaGTI · Post by **SilvaGTI** » Mon Apr 12, 2004 11:57 pm

Cheers for everybody's responses. Surprised to see that several people have the rear pressure higher than the front. Is this because you are carrying several passengers/storing heavy stuff in the boot?. I'd have thought that the pressure in the front should be set higher than the rear

Post by **Josh_PoloGTi** » Tue Apr 13, 2004 6:22 am

I have a lot of "Luggage" permanently screwed into the boot.

lol

I am worried now that I might have gone a bit OTT with 2.7 and 2.5

I might lower that a little now that everyone else seems to be rocking 2.1 all round.

Si_GTi · Post by **Si_GTi** » Tue Apr 13, 2004 1:31 pm

Hey Josh aren't you on nitrogen gas in your tyres? Would that change the pressures due to it being a different gas (hence 2.5/2.7)? There was something I was gonna ask about the nitrogen option actually - what happens when you need to add a little pressure? Can you use regular air or do you have to go back to the nitrogen supplier again?

Speedlaw · Post by **Speedlaw** » Tue Apr 13, 2004 2:17 pm

AFAIK, pressure is pressure, regardless of the type of gas used.

Not sure though, but that's what I'd figure.

I'm running 2.9 Bar up front, to keep the tyres on the rim.

carmadaaron · Post by **carmadaaron** » Wed Apr 14, 2004 10:13 am

speedlaw, your tyres look very narrow at the front, what width are they? i know your wheels are 7x15.

Speedlaw · Post by **Speedlaw** » Wed Apr 14, 2004 10:59 am

They're 165-50-15's, indeed quite narrow. The banner in my sig shows the wider 195's btw.

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