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submersiblepotato
04-11-2003, 06:17 PM
Just a waring to all you ppl out there who have big wheels !

I was driving on a crappy narrow unmarked road near beechmont inland from the goldcoast on the weekend. An oncomming car decided that they deserved more of the road than I did and forced me onto the edge of the bitumen. then.......... BAM !!!

Both myself and the passenger got shivers from the impact of the passenger side tyre hitting a gap in the edge of the road. On the way back to brizzy the car cad a slight but noticable wobble in the wheel at around the 120km/h mark which wasn't there on the way down.

When i got home i checked if any of the weights had come a'drift... nup....

Off to beaurepairs for a ballance and rotation and found that the front left was slightly out of round :( . Not a problem now coz it's on the rear for the moment but a bit of a bummer none the less.......

Oh yeah, keep up ur pressure ppl ! mine were at 32 psi all round and i was getting underinflated wear patterns on the front. So keep the fronts at 36 psi or more and about 34 in the rear! (that's what he told me for 215/40 R17 anyway)...

I will have to get it straightened eventually but just thought i'd let u all know of my misery...

adios ppl

Cosmo Dude
04-11-2003, 06:25 PM
Not good news,
I keep mine at 38psi and they are 205/55/15's. I guess that is a risk of having 17" rims.

Rod

KittyKatSmack
05-11-2003, 09:56 AM
I keep mine at 36-38 and that's on my 14" alloys!

I don't like to go squidgy on corners so like to keep my rubber nice n tight! :D

How's that for a quotable quote!

hahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha

*cracks up*

:lol:

Toyboy
05-11-2003, 10:00 AM
I run no less than 40psi in my 18's :wink:

KittyKatSmack
05-11-2003, 10:08 AM
aren't 18's illegal?

just asking because I am doing research on wheels n sizes atm.....

(still love that picture btw!!! cracks me up everytime I see it)

fltchanz
05-11-2003, 12:32 PM
Whoa dvises you guys on tyre inflation?

Those pressures on 14" wheels seem a bit high. Overinflation is just as bad as underinflation.

Perhaps its your aussie sunshine and abundance of high pressure systems. (Weather that is...)

Pernod
05-11-2003, 01:19 PM
Good spotting fltchaz!
There is no way I'd be running that high on mine, but then again I don't suppose you auzzie guys ever have to deal with gravel?!?!?!?!

pr1mo
05-11-2003, 02:16 PM
hey sub,
what brand wheels were these that went out of round?

cheers mike

Rupewrecht
05-11-2003, 02:32 PM
hey sub,
what brand wheels were these that went out of round?

because i bet mike's owned them - all he owns is dodgy rims :P ..|..


i think i run about 38 in my 17's

Cosmo Dude
05-11-2003, 05:14 PM
Vehicle manufacturers recomend 28-32 psi (or there-about) to make the ride more comforable. If you want sharper handling and good braking then 36-40psi would be recomended.
Follow the tyre preasures the tyre company suggest, they could be on the tyre or their web page.

Rod

sik astina
05-11-2003, 05:24 PM
i run 38psi too.8)

KittyKatSmack,

aren't 18's illegal?

just asking because I am doing research on wheels n sizes atm.....


what isnt illegal these days. anything thats pretty is illegal lol :lol:

submersiblepotato
05-11-2003, 06:05 PM
hey sub,
what brand wheels were these that went out of round?

cheers mike

They're Speedy Holotype-R 17's with Falken rubber.

And they are only juuuust out of round..... aparently..........

anyhoo *cough

Dazz
05-11-2003, 10:00 PM
just gotta watch the pottholes there bad