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Tyre Pressures
marjan:
Still whining like a banshee but seems ok.
LandRoger:
Its a good idea to remember the fact -if you have an accident on road with under inflated tyres your insurance is void -not only that its downright dangerous to be driving on the road with less than 20lbs pressure , go with the manufactures reccomended presh , i have a inbuilt commpressor and (air down to 15 on deep mud ) then air up for the drive home, Better safe than!!!!!!!!
glaggs:
Your insurance isn't void if your tyres are under inflated - but if the insurance company or accident assesor could prove that 'running under inflated' tyres was a direct contributing factor of the accident then they may reduce any payout. If you are running over size none standard tyres - again the insurance company may try to avoid paying out in full - this is a grey area, but as long as the vehicle coplies with the Law and any mods that affect performance or value are declared all claims should be honoured.
Tyre pressure is important and should be correct for the use but they are not set in stone. Be sensible. Low pressure off road would allow the tyre to become too hot at speed on the road so could cause tyre failure. Having said that if you run 'over size tyres you should be able to run lower pressure as its the volume of air in the tyre that controls the temp. I wouldn't run much below 20 psi on the road on mine for every days use but when I put in the recommended presure the car feels like its running on marbles.
LandRoger:
--- Quote from: "glaggs" ---Your insurance isn't void if your tyres are under inflated - but if the insurance company or accident assesor could prove that 'running under inflated' tyres was a direct contributing factor of the accident then they may reduce any payout. If you are running over size none standard tyres - again the insurance company may try to avoid paying out in full - this is a grey area, but as long as the vehicle coplies with the Law and any mods that affect performance or value are declared all claims should be honoured.
Tyre pressure is important and should be correct for the use but they are not set in stone. Be sensible. Low pressure off road would allow the tyre to become too hot at speed on the road so could cause tyre failure. Having said that if you run 'over size tyres you should be able to run lower pressure as its the volume of air in the tyre that controls the temp. I wouldn't run much below 20 psi on the road on mine for every days use but when I put in the recommended presure the car feels like its running on marbles.
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Sorry Matey but its ILLEGAL to run your car with under inflated tyres!!! I have been Fined for it the charge is Useing a tyre in a Dangerouse condition, therefore if its illegal then the insureance company wont pay out in the event of an accident!!!. usually a BLOWOUT,
Vauxuki:
--- Quote from: "LandRoger" ---Its a good idea to remember the fact -if you have an accident on road with under inflated tyres your insurance is void -not only that its downright dangerous to be driving on the road with less than 20lbs pressure , go with the manufactures reccomended presh , i have a inbuilt commpressor and (air down to 15 on deep mud ) then air up for the drive home, Better safe than!!!!!!!!
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LandRoger tyre pressures are all related to weight of the vehicle and size of the tyre. If you running stock tyres then stick to the recomended pressures, if you go to oversize tyres, you may need to alter the pressures that you run at on the road.
An over inflated tyre can be as dangerous as an under inflated one.
I found that my sammy with oversize tyres was happy with about 18psi on the road, it passed mot no problem running at these pressures, go over 20psi and the tyres didnt have as much grip.
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