Tyre pressure in AT tyres

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Tyre pressure in AT tyres

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Got my new general grabber AT2 235/75 R15 today, getting them mounted tomorrow.

What pressures should i run in these?
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Hi Thor

go here to this link https://club8090.co.uk/wiki/Ge ... ssure_calc" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
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Ok. I tryed the calkulator, but it seems I'm doing something wrong :? I get 26psi in the front and 36psi in the rear, seems a bit low to me?

If anyone could figure it out for me that would be great. Tyres are rated 41psi and 1030kg, going on a doka syncro...
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i am running 215/75 15 A/T genral grabbers on mefro rims on my syncro doka and am running them at 37psi (dont know what that is in euro bar) all around, with nothing bad to report, i have been swaping (rotating) them around every 1000miles (about 1600km). would be intrested to see what they look like and if they rub or not going the one size bigger than i deared.
hope this helps neil
also where abouts in norway are you? only ask becouse i lived in Kronksberg about 8 or 9 years ago.
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Hmmm .... should be running about 2 bar front and 2.8 bar rear

You're sure about the 41 psi?
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that what the spec on there site says, i have not actually checked what the tire says. 41psi=2.82bar
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If it's any help or interest, I run 38 psi rear & 36 psi front, 2.1 sycro on 195R80 15

I used the calculator to get somewhere near and adjusted from there

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Check the tyre. You may find a different figure
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