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Old Feb 6, 2006 | 09:52 AM
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I was just wondering what my tire pressure should be. I have 19x9 inch wheels in the front with a 245/35 and my back is a 19x11 with a 315/25.
i am currently running 35 psi in the front and 40 in the back. I am not sure what to use and was wondering what others are using.
Thanks for any help since the search engine is down
 
Old Feb 6, 2006 | 11:44 AM
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Originally Posted by redline C4s
I was just wondering what my tire pressure should be. I have 19x9 inch wheels in the front with a 245/35 and my back is a 19x11 with a 315/25.
i am currently running 35 psi in the front and 40 in the back. I am not sure what to use and was wondering what others are using.
Thanks for any help since the search engine is down
if i remember correctly from the mechanic that put my tires on: 30 front/40 back.
 
Old Feb 6, 2006 | 12:39 PM
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With such a low profile tire, I would NOT run less than 44 in the back and 36 in the front.
 
Old Feb 6, 2006 | 01:59 PM
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I'm running 36 in the front and 40 at the back.
 
Old Feb 6, 2006 | 03:04 PM
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so the lower the profile the more pressure it needs?
also what size tires and wheels are you running dice?
 
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38's in the front; 42's in the back
 
Old Feb 7, 2006 | 04:56 AM
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Originally Posted by 1999Porsche911
With such a low profile tire, I would NOT run less than 44 in the back and 36 in the front.
Used to run that when I had my 19" wheels. As 1999Porsche911 said, I wouldn't run less than that with 19's.
 
Old Feb 7, 2006 | 01:51 PM
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I only have Kinesis 18's, but I am running 45# in the rear & 40# up front.
This is what the previous owner said to run in order to avoid damaging
the rims....
 
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Originally Posted by ZX9RCAM
I only have Kinesis 18's, but I am running 45# in the rear & 40# up front.
This is what the previous owner said to run in order to avoid damaging
the rims....
That's way too high in the fronts for 18's. I usually run around 34fr/38rr.
 
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Originally Posted by 03-turbo911
That's way too high in the fronts for 18's. I usually run around 34fr/38rr.
That is about what I was running with the stock 18's, but the Kinesis rims
have lower profile tires on them....I think the back are 30 series.
 
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in the manual it says to run 36 in the front and 44 in the rear... and that's for 18s
 
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yeah but i am running 19's so should it change?
 
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yeah but i am running 19's so should it change?
Run the factory 36/44 with 19's.
 
Old Feb 8, 2006 | 05:58 PM
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are these cold temperatures?
Thanks
 
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should be cold...you could run couple miles with them before it changes
 

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