fritzenberg 3 Posted December 30, 2005 Report Share Posted December 30, 2005 what`s the correct tyre pressure for 205/40/17`s?cheers. Link to post Share on other sites
FishWick 21 Posted December 31, 2005 Report Share Posted December 31, 2005 What ever you're comfortable with. I run mine at 32 front, 28 rear. Ignore the 36psi front pressure VW put in the B pillar, that's too much for 17s..... that's the pressure they put in the factory fit 15s. Link to post Share on other sites
purple highline monster 0 Posted December 31, 2005 Report Share Posted December 31, 2005 i have 32 front and 33 rear in my 205 40 17`s depends on weather/ load and sometimes make of tyre Link to post Share on other sites
ukdub 0 Posted December 31, 2005 Report Share Posted December 31, 2005 I run 215/40/16 tyres. VW say these should be at 42psi front and 39psi rear. These seem pretty high to me and makes may car understear quite badly in the wet. Dropped it down to 38 fr and 35 rear. Its a lot better now. Link to post Share on other sites
Eat this 2 Posted December 31, 2005 Report Share Posted December 31, 2005 what should it be for 195/50/15s?? Link to post Share on other sites
simey 0 Posted January 1, 2006 Report Share Posted January 1, 2006 what should it be for 195/50/15s??When cold 20psi rear, 26psi front for track, once up to temp the presure increases by 5psi Link to post Share on other sites
Eat this 2 Posted January 1, 2006 Report Share Posted January 1, 2006 ooo i put 32 all round Link to post Share on other sites
purple highline monster 0 Posted January 1, 2006 Report Share Posted January 1, 2006 i got 32 in all 4 of my 205 50 15`s on my spare standard highline rims, any less and they look flat!! Link to post Share on other sites
Jamlid 0 Posted March 14, 2006 Report Share Posted March 14, 2006 Sorry to invade in this discussion, (being my very first post as well !amazed ), i've been using 37psi on my fronts which are 205,40 ZR17 on a golf mk3 vr6, but after having read this posts i think i should reduce it to something like 32s Link to post Share on other sites
Earwig 89 Posted March 14, 2006 Report Share Posted March 14, 2006 I run 32 all round. Link to post Share on other sites
matth76 1 Posted March 15, 2006 Report Share Posted March 15, 2006 Mine are 205/50/15's and my petrol cap says around 26 for an unloaded car and around 28 if full. This is roughly speaking as they say the rear and the front should be slightly different - but 26-28psi all round is what I have mine at. I agree with the above... they do look slightly "flat" occasionally when I'm parked up but that is just because they are probably the widest tyres you can fit on the standard 6.5 alloys. Link to post Share on other sites
kempj1 0 Posted March 21, 2006 Report Share Posted March 21, 2006 Mine are 195/5015's on standard highline alloys (not sure what the actual size is), and I find 40psi on the front and 33 on the rear makes the car behave nicely. No shortage of grip in any conditions so far. Link to post Share on other sites
vr6madmike 0 Posted March 21, 2006 Report Share Posted March 21, 2006 Mine are 205/50/15's and my petrol cap says around 26 for an unloaded car and around 28 if full. This is roughly speaking as they say the rear and the front should be slightly different - but 26-28psi all round is what I have mine at. I agree with the above... they do look slightly "flat" occasionally when I'm parked up but that is just because they are probably the widest tyres you can fit on the standard 6.5 alloys. My filler cap says it should be 2.6 bar front and 2.4 bar rear which is a lot of psi! What is the correct psi for 205 50 15's? Link to post Share on other sites
kempj1 0 Posted March 22, 2006 Report Share Posted March 22, 2006 mad mick - mine says the same as yours. I like more on the front than the back because it makes the handling a little different. I'm not sure what car the sticker on matth76's filler cap was intended for, but those pressures (26/28) seem very low to me. If I have mine fully loaded I put yet more air in the back. Link to post Share on other sites
matth76 1 Posted March 28, 2006 Report Share Posted March 28, 2006 Edit my last post - my mistake meant to say 2.6 to 2.8 BAR...not psi. I think this equates to 30 - 32psi all round. Link to post Share on other sites
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