Date: Mon, 22 Dec 2003 12:26:26 +1100 From: Peter Wilkins <wilkinsp_nospamnopsamte.ozemail.com.au> Subject: Re: 9-5 Tire Pressures
On Sun, 21 Dec 2003 18:34:08 GMT, "Peter F" <zob777nopsamail.com> wrote : >Can anyone let me know the correct tire pressures for my '03 9-5 Aero. = The >owners manual quotes 35F/33R, but the panel on the door pillar says = 36F/35R >for the "light load under 100 mph" category. >Also, is there any downside to keeping the tires a little over the >recommended pressures during everyday driving? This is the first = vehicle I >owned with very low profile performance tires. > I'd tend to believe the door pillar panel before the handbook. =20 I've found quite a few errors in my 9-5SE handbook. If you don't use the recommended pressures, it is far better to have tyres slightly overinflated that underinflated. They run cooler and deform less. However, too high and they lose grip. After a few years experimenting I now run my 9-5SE front and rear at 38psi around town and 40psi on high speed trips when loaded for holidays. I run Michelins but they are just low profile, not very low profile, so my SE pressures may not be applicable to the Aero. --=20 Regards, Peter Wilkins