Date: Mon, 8 May 2000 12:42:13 +0100 From: "Simon Watkins" <siwatkinsnopsamorg> Subject: Re: 9-5 - Abnormal Tyre wear???
Peter, Do you have any reason for running at higher than the recommended settings? I'd always been advised that running with higher than recommended pressures was just as bad as too little and lead to excessive wear in the centre of the tread? Simon Peter Wilkins <wilkinspnopsamnet.au> wrote in message news:aefchske1rhimr4d2v5bsbqqf53ldo2nnknopsamcom... > On Sun, 7 May 2000 22:44:24 +0100, "Simon Watkins" <siwatkinsnopsamorg> > wrote : > > >Robert Brown suggested that tyre pressures may be an > >issue - do you run yours at standard pressures, or the higher pressures > >recommended for high speed/loads? > > Tyre pressure is very important: low pressures can cause very rapid > wear on the outside edges, wall damage and overheating. > > I run my 9-5SE at 35psi all round for normal use around town, 38psi > all round on trips. That's on 6.5Jx16 alloy wheels and 215/55R16 > Michelin tyres. Other makes may give less milage than the Michelins, > too. > > -- > Regards, > Peter Wilkins (wilkinspnopsamnet.au)
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