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 Post subject: POLL: Ford Falcon Owners - Tyre Pressures
Posted: Fri May 29, 2009 9:43 pm 
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To all Ford Falcon Owners:

It would be interesting to see what size tyres/rims people use and what psi they pump their tyre pressures to.

Brand: Supercat
Size: 225/50 R16 92V
Front: 34psi
Rear: 40psi

Please list yours.

 

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Posted: Fri May 29, 2009 9:46 pm 
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Posted: Fri May 29, 2009 9:48 pm 
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Size: 225/50 R16 92v
Front: 34psi to 36psi
Rear: 34psi to 36psi

 

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 Post subject: Re: POLL: Ford Falcon Owners - Tyre Pressures
Posted: Fri May 29, 2009 9:52 pm 
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Brand: Supercat
Size: 235/45 R17
Front: whatever Bridgestone set it to
Rear: whatever Bridgestone set it to

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 Post subject: Re: POLL: Ford Falcon Owners - Tyre Pressures
Posted: Fri May 29, 2009 9:54 pm 
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WTF are supercats?

Brand: Dunlop SP3000
Size: 235/45 R17
Front & Rear: 38PSI (unless I cop another puncture)

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 Post subject: Re: POLL: Ford Falcon Owners - Tyre Pressures
Posted: Fri May 29, 2009 9:55 pm 
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falcon1999 wrote:
To all Ford Falcon Owners:

It would be interesting to see what size tyres/rims people use and what psi they pump their tyre pressures to.

Brand: Supercat
Size: 225/50 R16 92V
Front: 34psi
Rear: 40psi

Please list yours.


I think you'd get a better result if you ran the fronts higher than the rears.
I run 40psi front, 38 rear. 235/45/17s

 

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 Post subject: Re: POLL: Ford Falcon Owners - Tyre Pressures
Posted: Fri May 29, 2009 9:57 pm 
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Supercats are made by Bridgestone IIRC. theyre a non-directional tyre, but there quite good in my opinion. my 17's were bout 165 each.

 

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 Post subject: Re: POLL: Ford Falcon Owners - Tyre Pressures
Posted: Fri May 29, 2009 10:01 pm 
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krisisdog wrote:
falcon1999 wrote:
To all Ford Falcon Owners:

It would be interesting to see what size tyres/rims people use and what psi they pump their tyre pressures to.

Brand: Supercat
Size: 225/50 R16 92V
Front: 34psi
Rear: 40psi

Please list yours.


I think you'd get a better result if you ran the fronts higher than the rears.
I run 40psi front, 38 rear. 235/45/17s


That's interesting, why do you set your fronts higher?

 

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Posted: Fri May 29, 2009 10:44 pm 
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So it handles! You'll find if you swap your pressures around, there will be a massive difference.

 

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Posted: Fri May 29, 2009 10:53 pm 
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krisisdog wrote:
So it handles! You'll find if you swap your pressures around, there will be a massive difference.


How do you get maximum fuel economy?

Higher fronts and lower backs?

or Higher backs and lower fronts?

or equal psi on all wheels like what KWIKXR did?

 

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 Post subject: Re: POLL: Ford Falcon Owners - Tyre Pressures
Posted: Fri May 29, 2009 11:56 pm 
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lol, once your tyres are around the correct levels, fuel economy difference is SFA.
Probably get best results with equal, high pressures all round.

I have it higher on mine at the front because I found I like the back end to have a bit more grip, as the cars naturally tail happy. It doesnt oversteer anywhere near as much as a stocker, and with my suspension setup it just seems to work good that way.
It also takes off a bit better as it can grab a bit more traction with lower rears, which is needed lol.

 

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Posted: Mon Jun 01, 2009 2:20 am 
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Front
Brand: Kumho KU31
Size: 225/50 R16 92V
Pressure: 37psi

Rear
Brand: Kumho KU25
Size: 225/50 R16 92H
Pressure: 35 psi

I found my car suffered from understeer with the pressures the same all round, although that was at a constant 35 psi. I lowered the rear 2psi and raised the front, makes the car far more prone to oversteer, especially having grippier tyres on the front. Now the rear tread is getting a bit low, i upped the rear pressure a bit as it still oversteers with the higher pressure, but is more predicable in a slide.
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Posted: Mon Jun 01, 2009 12:48 pm 
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Front
Brand: Kumho KU31
Size: 235/40 18
Pressure: 40psi

Rear
Brand: Federal 595
Size: 245/40 18
Pressure: 38-36 psi

seems to work alright, the rear is set a little softer to try help it hook up.

 

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 Post subject: Re: POLL: Ford Falcon Owners - Tyre Pressures
Posted: Mon Jun 01, 2009 12:49 pm 
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Size:205/65R15
Pressure: 40psi (cold... not driven to the servo then filled)

Reason: 80% of my k's are at 80-110 with cruise cont on. This pressure has economy and handling/braking benefits over recommended pressure.

The round town bumps are more noticeable, but on stock suspension it's no drama.

 

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Posted: Mon Jun 01, 2009 3:34 pm 
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