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PostPosted: Sat Feb 16, 2008 13:35    Post subject: Reply with quote

I keep to 30psi all round...some go to 33, not much in it tho  Smile
when the van is on i tend to set the suspension to med if just on motorways, but soft if on "A" or "B" roads...

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PostPosted: Sat Feb 16, 2008 21:11    Post subject: PSI Reply with quote

My van weighs 1450 and i run at 50psi  i know this sounds high but but if you look at your tyres it gives you the max weight and psi
on the wall of the tyre , think mines something like 2800kg and max psi 68lb
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PostPosted: Sat Feb 16, 2008 21:48    Post subject: Reply with quote

my bad...i misread this post, Caravan tyres are usually quite a high pressure, i was talking about paj tyre pressure.

best to try and look for a forum which is related to your van ..ie: Swift/Lunar/wotevva

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PostPosted: Sat Feb 16, 2008 21:52    Post subject: Reply with quote

http://www.pocuk.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=52634&highlight=tyre+pressure

happy reading  Shocked
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PostPosted: Sun Feb 17, 2008 13:25    Post subject: Reply with quote

Hi mate, I usually keep to 30psi allround , but put the rears up to 35psi when I'm towing ,have a twin axle Avondale Landranger, fairly hefty, bit I find this works fine . But always remember to put them back down when you've finished your caravan trip, you could wear the middle of your treads otherwise. Cheers Mike r
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PostPosted: Tue Feb 19, 2008 20:12    Post subject: Reply with quote

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PostPosted: Tue Feb 26, 2008 15:06    Post subject: Reply with quote

My old single axle '85 Swift Challenger had a 1000kg MTPLM and the recommended tyre pressure was 39PSI (as indicated by the original stickers on the wheel arches!).  The new van has something around 60PSI (but thats 1500kgs MTPLM on alloys).

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PostPosted: Tue Feb 26, 2008 15:13    Post subject: Reply with quote

Yep, ours was 55psi
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PostPosted: Fri Mar 07, 2008 20:43    Post subject: Reply with quote

Hi i have just purchased a 1997 avondale 4 berth single axle and the manufacturers guideline for the van which is plated at 1100kg MGW is 42 psi
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PostPosted: Thu Mar 20, 2008 13:25    Post subject: Tyre Pressure Reply with quote

Hi, I run mine at 40 psi in the rear and 35 psi in front at all times it stop side rolling on walls and i do tow a 3.5 ton trailer as well so i did have one set of tyres which i ran at 50psi in the rear and 40 psi in front as they rolled on cornering this toped that plus the harder you have the easyier it run a long the road, (bit like a push bike really soft tyre hard to pedal)
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PostPosted: Fri Mar 21, 2008 21:03    Post subject: Re: Tyre Pressure Reply with quote

andyww wrote:
...i do tow a 3.5 ton trailer as well...

Andy ... you want to be careful!

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PostPosted: Wed Oct 22, 2008 22:07    Post subject: Towing Tyre Pressure Guys !!! Reply with quote

Hi all

Got a 2.8 lwb with 26psi front and 28 rear, any prefrence for increase in tyre pressures for towing guy's. looked on the CD. in the book, not very useful?

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PostPosted: Wed Oct 22, 2008 22:10    Post subject: Reply with quote

Firstly what weight are you going to Tow and what  Confused .....if its a Pajavan  increase to 34 max if its a trailer 30 TBH most of the peeps on the forum run 30 psi all round

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PostPosted: Wed Oct 22, 2008 22:20    Post subject: Reply with quote

Hi Nick.

It'll be a caravan, 1500kg with a nose of 75Kg. Laughing

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PostPosted: Wed Oct 22, 2008 22:24    Post subject: Reply with quote

34 then ................just don't forget to let the rears down to 30 when you go into town ....especially if you boot it out of a roundabout  Shocked  Wink  Laughing  Laughing  Laughing

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