Tyres

[Pitbull]

I had 4 new Goodyear Eagle F1 GSD3 tyres fitted, all 4 wheels balanced and Laser tracking done. Only done 30 miles on them on way to work today, and it feels a little wierd like the tyres are sliding a little even when cornering at just 25/30 mph. Is there some kind of period of time for the tyres to wear in to get there full grip levels? Any friendly advice would be appreciated.

 

[Steviant]

What pressures do you have in them?

 

[Pitbull]

Wow was just about to Edit that to your question

30psi front, 32 psi rear.

 

[Steviant]

Wow was just about to Edit that to your question

30psi front, 32 psi rear.

That'll be why.

Drop the rears to 28psi.

New tyres will take a little bit of time to rubber in too.

 

[Day]

Check to see where these tyres were made... should be Germany and not China...

http://www.pistonheads.co.uk/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&f=23&t=386634&i=0

 

[Ad]

also they will need scrubbing properly... they have the mould release agent, think the advice is that it can be around 200miles of normal driving

 

[Grandpa Munster]

You will need to scrub your tyres in, when I picked up my Inferno 182, the steering was very vague compared to the Arctic 182 I traded in. After a few miles the steering became more responsive as the tyres became more grippy.

I think you also need to swap your tyres pressures around.

 

[Pitbull]

It says on Tyre made in germany:


quote from reciept:

Ordered tyres:

Article No.: R-103341
Order No.: 3638956
Brand, Profile and Size: Goodyear EAGLE F1 GS-D3 195/45 R16 84V XL BSW
No. of items: 4


Have i bought the wrong ones??

 

[Pitbull]

Bump

Ok the tyres are made in Germany and are XL (maybe a little unneccesary considering the weight of the clio but hey, i didnt know that)

So can some one please help me with the exact pressures i should use with these tyres at the moment , front and rear. Thanks.s

 

[cat171]

sm_wrc has given you the tyre pressures. They will be a lot lot better once you've done a few miles on them, take it easy for a bit.

 

[MRBILLYUK]

33 front 30 rears . But as said , new tyres take a few miles to scrub in .

 

[kully]

^^^^^more like the tyre pressure i would also recommend .