r300 tyres pressure

[lostalot]

just got a R300 from santa(wife)
and its got cr500s whats the best tyre pressures f/r ?
cheers

Edited by lostalot on Sunday 6th January 23:38

[rubystone]

I'd say start with 18psi cold all round and see how you like it.

[fcat]

Alternative way of looking at it, around 21-22 psi hot.
Please can I meet your wife sometime?

[rubystone]

fcat said:

Alternative way of looking at it, around 21-22 psi hot.
Please can I meet your wife sometime?

Fcat - do we yet have any dates in the diary for our meet?...

[lostalot]

thanks guys i put 18 psi f/r but maybee a bit to high in f will go to 18r/16f
let you know

[fergus]

A bit more involved, but if you can borrow a tyre pyrometer, you can find out exactly what pressures you need to get the most out of the tyres, and also optimise your camber settings. Once you've done this once for a 'typical drive', you can let the tyres cool down, and you've then got reference cold pressures, which are ideal for YOUR car/setup.

+-1psi around 17psi sounds like a sensible starting point