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Postby Aztran » Mon Feb 27, 2006 5:41 pm

Rear/ Front........

Does it vary with different tyres and what pressures do u use?
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Postby Transit-Tricky » Mon Feb 27, 2006 8:29 pm

According to my Haynes Manual, it varies with models, tyres and payloads. My Minibus is 50 front & 53 rear for 8 ply's. Check the manual :lol:
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Postby woody » Mon Feb 27, 2006 10:15 pm

TRICKY YOU SAY YOU PUT 50psi front 53psi rear on 8plys ARE THESE CROSSPLY OR RADIALS I THINK MINE MUST BE UNDER INFLATED ON MY MINIBUS AS I ONLY HAVE 40psi FRONT AND 45psi REARS I DON'T KNOW IF THIS IS RIGHT . I HAVE RADIALS ON MINE.
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Postby transitgeoff » Mon Feb 27, 2006 10:17 pm

Woody, get 50psi all round in yours that,ll be ideal Geoff :D
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Postby Valsheda » Mon Feb 27, 2006 10:19 pm

It should tell you what the max psi is on the side of the tyre , if yer not fully loaded then dont put the max in :)
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Postby woody » Mon Feb 27, 2006 11:48 pm

THANKS GEOFF THEY HAVE ALWAYS SEEMED LOW.
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Postby trannyvam » Sun Mar 05, 2006 10:27 am

hi aztran, you can check what your tyre pressures should be on a web site called "thetyrepressuremonitor.com"at tha bottom of thier home page do a search ,hope this helps mine is a 80 swb it recons 50 front and between 38 and 45 rears depending on how heavy and how fast you want to go
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Postby oldsaltoz » Sun Mar 05, 2006 10:21 pm

Have a look next to the foot well/step on the drivers side, I have a sticker that advises 41 PSI front and 70 PSI rear for full load and 8 ply tyres.
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