tyre pressure....

[ewans]

had the z for 2 months now and only yesterday did i decide to check the tyre pressure while at the local Shell station. The rears were fine, they were replaced by the dealer when i bought the car, the fronts however were each at ~18Psi ! no idea why i had noticed this before.

Anyways, long story short, pumped them up to a healthy 30psi and the difference in the drive is very surprising, much more stable, less of a bone shaker ride on bad roads, hardly any tramlining, more sure footed at speed etc.

i might have to re-think my plan to get rid of the run flats because now i don't mind the ride quality at all

 

[Aebous]

I encountered much the same problem. Almost didn't ditch the runflats because of the same reasons. The reason I switched was the treadwear rating sucks on the runflats although the falkens are too much better, and the cost. The falcons were way cheaper than runflats.

 

[easty027]

Dont be fooled, the run flats are still shite !......sorry but thats the only good thing i can say about them really. I absolutely detest the ride on my car due to the lower springs (first buyer selecting the lower spring option) and the run flat tyres.

In fact the other day on a completely clear motorway i had to drive in the centre lane as the inner lane caused the car to tramline like a bitch (due to the trucks always in the inner lane). I cannot wait for the day when i can change them to normal tyres. The hard ride i can sort of put up with, however the tramlining destroys the driving pleasure completely in my opinion.

Rant over, feel better, thanks..

 

[Wondermike]

Try 36 rear and 33 front, it makes the ride a lot better. Can't believe you drove with them so far deflated, anything below 20 is like driving a Flintstones car with solid wheels.