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tyre pressure

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i have 15 inch alloys on my van what tyre pressure should they be at
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All depends on the tyre size :wink:
there's a good, "rule of thumb" calculation explained in the wiki, whch works it out from the max pressure of your tyre
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tyre size is 185x65x15
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Give this a go, it worked for me with a bit of "fine tuning"

http://wiki.club8090.co.uk/index.php/Ge ... ssure_calc

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Mmm.. I'd be very surprisd if they are actually van tyres at that size... so may not have a high enough load rating for the rear axle..
What does it say on the tyre?.. (Should read something like.. 185/65r15 Q97, or have a C in there as well)

Also.. your speedo will be about 4.5% faster than you are going.. so added to the 5-10% thay are already inaccurate, an indicated 60 is prob only 50...

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