[ryangus]

Until I get some roadies, what pressure do you recommend running my Hankook Dynapro MTs on the Vitara on bitumen?

[royce]

what size? factory says 20psi, you can even go lower on bigger tyres but they get a bit squishy

[ryangus]

oops - forgot to mention they're 215/75/15 on stock Vit rims.

[royce]

I reckon would be fine

if you want to check, set your pressures cold and go for a decent drive to get the tyres warm and recheck the pressure, if its risem more than 2psi they were too low, if they havent risen 2 psi they could be too high, if its risen 2psi it about spot on

[ryangus]

I do believe the tyre place that put them on the rims left them too high. I haven't checked yet, but I think he said he left them at 31.

Mind you, he was a dodgy lookin old codger and his silly lookin offsider looked like he'd been kicked off the pension and put on a work-for-the-dole scheme. Needless to say, neither of them gave me much confidence.

Since then, it's been somewhat bouncy on the blacktop, but thought it might be stiff suspension (aftermarket Bilsteins).

[royce]

yeah no tyre shop ever has put the right pressure in a suzuki 4wd, nono of em can get past their magic 31psi number

[Westie]

ryangus wrote:

Mind you, he was a dodgy lookin old codger and his silly lookin offsider looked like he'd been kicked off the pension and put on a work-for-the-dole scheme. Needless to say, neither of them gave me much confidence.

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Dodgy OLD codger = EXPERIANCE, TRUSTWORTH someone you can trust to steer you in the right direction,

SALESMAN = Total shit with every word they speek UNLESS you know them then it is every 3rd word.

Don't Rubbish us old codgers or we will come around and tak ya kneecap off SUNNY.

Bruce might need to get the team together one night so fuel up the Scooters

[ryangus]

Westie wrote:

Dodgy OLD codger = EXPERIANCE, TRUSTWORTH someone you can trust to steer you in the right direction,

SALESMAN = Total shit with every word they speek UNLESS you know them then it is every 3rd word.

Don't Rubbish us old codgers or we will come around and tak ya kneecap off SUNNY.

Bruce might need to get the team together one night so fuel up the Scooters

hehe - now I've done it! Whilst normally I have a lot of time for older folk (most of my mates have 5 to 10 years on me), these blokes looked way dodgy. I've just confirmed this after returning from the servo (no air compressor here). Front right had 42psi, rear right 40, front left 37 and rear left 36!!

I took them all down to 25 for now. The ride is easily more comfortable. I might take them down to 20 and try Royce's suggested method when I'm about to go for a decent drive.

[Westie]

25 will be fine just take note when cornering if it feels to wallow / very shongy you may need to go up to 28.

At rest, stand along side the back tyre and rock the car and look at the sidewall if it tends to move around between the rim and the ground then you may need more air to keep this from happening.

As Royce says 20 is a good PSI for most with sierra's but it will depend on the sidewall construction of the tyres you have on your car.

Calula's Vit S/Top we ran them at 28-30psi and 32 with 4 in the car and the wear was good and the Fuel Economy was great. Low PSI will affect your Fuel bill.

[basketcase]

What are the hankooks like off and on road. Trying to make my mind up between them and maxxis 753's. Been pushed towards maxxis because of the light truck construction.

[royce]

Westie wrote:

25 will be fine just take note when cornering if it feels to wallow / very shongy you may need to go up to 28.

At rest, stand along side the back tyre and rock the car and look at the sidewall if it tends to move around between the rim and the ground then you may need more air to keep this from happening.

As Royce says 20 is a good PSI for most with sierra's but it will depend on the sidewall construction of the tyres you have on your car.

Calula's Vit S/Top we ran them at 28-30psi and 32 with 4 in the car and the wear was good and the Fuel Economy was great. Low PSI will affect your Fuel bill.

see how hard it is to tear yourself away from having 30psi in your tyres

keep in mind at that pressure 2 tyres could comfortably support the weight of even a vit wagon, 30 psi especially in slightly bigger tyres would be like having 50 in your falcon tyres, who would do that?

one day we need to get some cars together and test em for cornering, braking and fuel consumption with different tyres and pressures and see what happens

[Scrawny]

royce wrote:

would be like having 50 in your falcon tyres, who would do that?

Who would own a Falcon full stop???

[royce]

I would over a playdo

[ryangus]

basketcase wrote:

What are the hankooks like off and on road. Trying to make my mind up between them and maxxis 753's. Been pushed towards maxxis because of the light truck construction.

I'm not the best to answer that. I;ve only had the vehicle for a few weeks, and even then I'm no expert either on or off road.

I've only been off-road once, and they seemed to perform fine. On the bitumen, they are fairly quiet for MTs, and seem to brake and handle alright.

[Scrawny]

royce wrote:

I would over a playdo

You were really impressed with it yesterday weren't you Royce

[royce]

it was unbelievably awsome!!!!!!
btw, wanna tow me out to Lakeside next time

[Scrawny]

The Mini? Hmmmmm..... what's it worth??

[royce]

you can say you were involved

[ball]

ScrawnC wrote:

royce wrote:

would be like having 50 in your falcon tyres, who would do that?

Who would own a Falcon full stop???

Only taxi drivers I think

[shep]

ball wrote:

ScrawnC wrote:

royce wrote:

would be like having 50 in your falcon tyres, who would do that?

Who would own a Falcon full stop???

Only taxi drivers I think

you have a few sitting in your yard.

[ball]

shep wrote:

ball wrote:

ScrawnC wrote:

royce wrote:

would be like having 50 in your falcon tyres, who would do that?

Who would own a Falcon full stop???

Only taxi drivers I think

you have a few sitting in your yard.

But they aren't mine and I'm not driving them.

They will probably be used as landfill to bring the yard above flood height

[shep]

ball wrote:

shep wrote:

ball wrote:

ScrawnC wrote:

royce wrote:

would be like having 50 in your falcon tyres, who would do that?

Who would own a Falcon full stop???

Only taxi drivers I think

you have a few sitting in your yard.

But they aren't mine and I'm not driving them.

They will probably be used as landfill to bring the yard above flood height

landfill is to good for them. don't you own that 2 door falcon thing?

[zuk94]

PM Rob macc67 .
He has a LWB 93 Vit with Hankook MT03 's 215/75 on 5.5 rims.
He watches his pressures and fuel economy closely so it'll be worth speaking to him .
I think he gets on here occassionally , but diffinitly the NBS forum.

zuk94

[ball]

shep wrote:

landfill is to good for them. don't you own that 2 door falcon thing?

The xb coupe ?

I sold that to dodgy Dane for $20. I feel bad that I ripped him off