Jasonxx29 Posted December 30, 2004 Report Share Posted December 30, 2004 Hi all... this is my first post. I've just acquired a 2002 Golf GTI 180T. It has a set of Goodyear Eagle F1's 225/40 ZR18's on it, but im having trouble finding out the correct tyre pressures. Can anyone here help me out? thanks in advance. Stu. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R32North Posted December 31, 2004 Report Share Posted December 31, 2004 Look inside the fuel flap and set to what they recommend for the car. I'm assuming the car would be on 16" or 17" as standard or is it a Anni model which came with 18" rims. Tyres have a range over which they can run, but you should stick to what the manufacturer recommends for the car...... fuel flap has the answer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R32North Posted December 31, 2004 Report Share Posted December 31, 2004 Oh, and welcome to TSN Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rachel Posted December 31, 2004 Report Share Posted December 31, 2004 Most of us (way) down south run them somewhere between 36 to 42psi. It depends on the style of driving you do, and in my case the road conditions (washouts, corrugations, pot holes, soft shoulders) - so I run mine at 42psi front, 38-40psi @rear. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Calm Chris Posted December 31, 2004 Report Share Posted December 31, 2004 So the 33 psi that the GSD3 / F1 tyre shop suggested for R32 front / rears is way out? Based on mixed urban / major road drives and in UK winter! 42 psi in Aus summer weather must creap up a few pounds after a good drive in the Aus heat, seems too high to me. Then again, I'm not driving in Australia! Or do you set them high to allow some drifting? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R32North Posted December 31, 2004 Report Share Posted December 31, 2004 34 PSI for me !! Could run 'em harder but I'm never keen on running high pressures in tyres in the varying road / weather conditions we get up this way Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rachel Posted January 1, 2005 Report Share Posted January 1, 2005 [ QUOTE ] Or do you set them high to allow some drifting? [/ QUOTE ] What do you think? I got some nice 4 wheel action and a bit of squeal happening last Thursday coming up the Clyde Mountain from the south coast (think sheer escarpment with slow, switchback road, very limited overtaking opportunities with heaps of hopeless Xmas holiday traffic). All with ESP on! Seriously though - I did another advanced driving course the last weekend in November, and the professional race and rally drivers (incl. Neil Bates and Rick Bates) mentioned that 36psi was about where you wanted to start for tyre pressures - to maximise handling, safety and wear. Higher was up to personal preference. The other reason I run them high is to minimise sidewall flexion (and hence possible damage - particularly on some of the nasty potholes we get), it helps handling in the wet too, and slightly improves fuel economy. I've been doing this for the last 14 years on my Subaru, then A4Q and now the R - and have had zero issues with fast country road diving damaging the tyres. One other thing - on all my cars, running around 32-36 excessively wears the shoulders, but more air evens the wear across the entire contact patch. Must be the rubber bands I fit to the wheels. My tyre damage always seems to be in the city - where some construction wally has left building debris (like coachbolts or TEC screws) lying across the bitumen 'cause they are too lazy to pack their vehicles properly... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R32North Posted January 1, 2005 Report Share Posted January 1, 2005 I know that the Potenza's that I'm currently running have a super hard side wall.... compared to the MIch's. They were all squishy and weak, but you could harding move the wall on the Potenza's (when not on car). I probably don't drive my car as hard as you RH, but I have never experienced any tyre wear issues on my cars. Maybe I need to try harder Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ajh Posted January 6, 2005 Report Share Posted January 6, 2005 On an S3 I run this size at 36psi - guess it should be around the same on a Golf... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rachel Posted January 7, 2005 Report Share Posted January 7, 2005 [ QUOTE ] I probably don't drive my car as hard as you RH, but I have never experienced any tyre wear issues on my cars. [/ QUOTE ] What? Never? Wow! I want a car like that - with tyres that never wear (out). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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