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tyre pressure?
« on: 21 July 2008, 21:13:25 »
what tyre pressure in BAR should i put in 225/45 17?

i dont have this dimension in manual so i dont know what is the right pressure fot this tyre

rims are 8J 17
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Re: tyre pressure?
« Reply #1 on: 21 July 2008, 21:18:35 »
If you have a psi pressure .. divide it by 14.5 to get BAR

or use this link ...  :)

http://www.centauro-owners.com/articles/psibar.html
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Re: tyre pressure?
« Reply #2 on: 21 July 2008, 21:20:28 »
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what tyre pressure in BAR should i put in 225/45 17?

i dont have this dimension in manual so i dont know what is the right pressure fot this tyre

rims are 8J 17
I thought they were 235/45/17.
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Re: tyre pressure?
« Reply #3 on: 21 July 2008, 21:28:23 »
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what tyre pressure in BAR should i put in 225/45 17?

i dont have this dimension in manual so i dont know what is the right pressure fot this tyre

rims are 8J 17
I thought they were 235/45/17.
didn't buy new tyres for this season and only ones used that s good and worth money ware AVON ZZ3 (or what model is it :) ) and they were 225. next year will buy new ones and will go on 235 but dont know now how strong to inflate them  :-/
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Re: tyre pressure?
« Reply #4 on: 21 July 2008, 21:29:20 »
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If you have a psi pressure .. divide it by 14.5 to get BAR

or use this link ...  :)

http://www.centauro-owners.com/articles/psibar.html

dont have any pressure for '17  :-[
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Re: tyre pressure?
« Reply #5 on: 22 July 2008, 00:59:50 »
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what tyre pressure in BAR should i put in 225/45 17?

i dont have this dimension in manual so i dont know what is the right pressure fot this tyre

rims are 8J 17
I thought they were 235/45/17.
didn't buy new tyres for this season and only ones used that s good and worth money ware AVON ZZ3 (or what model is it :) ) and they were 225. next year will buy new ones and will go on 235 but dont know now how strong to inflate them  :-/
I have a particular dislike for ZZ3s. Something to do with tearing them to shreds in 4k on my diesel ;D

235/45/17 is stated as 32PSI, so use that for a start, but keep eye on tyre wear and adjust as appropriate.
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