Tyre pressures

[dan944]

Just put some new shoes on the rear. My favoured Yokohama AD08r.

When I checked the old ones that had been removed the tyres were wearing heavily down the centre.

I usually run stock tyre pressures but will be lowering the rear to 30.

Now what about the fronts? I usually run 26 but thinking of dropping it to 24? This is my first set of Yokohama's on the front so haven't got to see wear pattern yet.

Sizes
205/50/15 fronts
225/45/16 rear.

[Ardent]

Could it be related to your non stock sizes.

I am running stock sizes and pressures and wear is even.

[dan944]

Could it be related to your non stock sizes.

I am running stock sizes and pressures and wear is even.

It could well be. Personally I think I need the extra width. And at £240 a pair I'm not swapping them out now haha.

I have read somewhere that the ad08rs tend to run better at lower pressures. Can't find it though.

[mikek]

225 on the rear of mine @32
195 on the front 26

Same tyres as yours

[dan944]

225 on the rear of mine @32
195 on the front 26

Same tyres as yours

How's your tread wear. I should have taken a picture really but there was about a 1mm difference from centre to shoulder.

[Joesson]

@dan944 - Rather than wait for the tyre itself to wear and show the contact area perhaps painting a stripe across the width of the tyre with a thin coat of water based paint would do the job. The paint would wear quicker than  the tyre and indicate high/ low or just right pressure.
Just another thought for today.

[dan944]

@dan944 - Rather than wait for the tyre itself to wear and show the contact area perhaps painting a stripe across the width of the tyre with a thin coat of water based paint would do the job. The paint would wear quicker than  the tyre and indicate high/ low or just right pressure.
Just another thought for today.

That sir...is absolute genius.

We do the same for precision engineering but somehow didn't transfer that across to tyres.

Wonderful!!

[Joesson]

It's a very long time since I used " Engineer's Blue" but I think my suggestion is a similar principle. "Blue", of course, would be difficult to see against a black tyre.

[dan944]

It's a very long time since I used " Engineer's Blue" but I think my suggestion is a similar principle. "Blue", of course, would be difficult to see against a black tyre.

Ahh same principle to me lol