Recommended Tire Pressures?

DoppelRu · Post by **DoppelRu** » Wed Apr 27, 2011 5:23 pm

Hi all,
quick question on tire pressures; what's recommended for an 06 Outback?
The local dealer seems to think that 45 PSI (!) is good, but the card by the driver's door says 29 front, 30-31 rear.

I dropped the pressure to 30'ish, after nearly losing my fillings on the first dirt road @ 45 PSI

What have other peoples experiences been?

FROG · Post by **FROG** » Wed Apr 27, 2011 5:37 pm

DoppelRu wrote:Hi all,
quick question on tire pressures; what's recommended for an 06 Outback?
The local dealer seems to think that 45 PSI (!) is good, but the card by the driver's door says 29 front, 30-31 rear.

I dropped the pressure to 30'ish, after nearly losing my fillings on the first dirt road @ 45 PSI

What have other peoples experiences been?

What it says in the door mate (that's why it's there)
45 is good on fuel but not good for tyre wear
Cheers Andy

Gannon · Post by **Gannon** » Wed Apr 27, 2011 6:01 pm

I usually run about 34-36 in my tyres on my 01 Outback

sven '2' · Post by **sven '2'** » Wed Apr 27, 2011 6:10 pm

36 in 01 Forester

RSR 555 · Post by **RSR 555** » Wed Apr 27, 2011 7:52 pm

+1 for what Frog (Andy) said.. best to follow what the door card but also check in the owners manual. Another thing to check is that the tyres are the same rating as what's in the owners manual, i.e. 205/70R16 95S, as sometimes people put the cheapest tyres on and forget they don't meet the manufactures requirements.

Subyroo · Post by **Subyroo** » Thu Apr 28, 2011 7:20 pm

sven '2' wrote:36 in 01 Forester

Same pressure here in my 03 XS Forester sven.

bobbyjimmy · Post by **bobbyjimmy** » Fri Apr 29, 2011 9:11 am

I put 40psi in my Outback - it's a little different to most on here thou.
I don't get "excessive" tyre wear either - just get your toe set to 0.00 all round and you'll be sweet.

Post by **Alex** » Fri Apr 29, 2011 10:06 am

i run 40psi in my lib on my 215/45/r17 93W pirellis

alex

DoppelRu · Post by **DoppelRu** » Sat Apr 30, 2011 8:32 pm

Thanks everyone for the helpful replies.

For the record, my Outback has 215/60R16 99H tyres. Couldn't see anything in the owners manual that specified a tyre type, but I'll keep digging

RSR 555 · Post by **RSR 555** » Sun May 01, 2011 12:50 am

Tyre card on the door jam should tell you the tyre size and type and the owners manual should show you the tyre pressures with different loads inside in the car or when towing.

thelman · Post by **thelman** » Sun May 15, 2011 3:35 pm

32 psi on the blacktop, that comes from 7 years of tyre fitting, including 3 as a manager in roxby downs.