just got a set of 195/50-15 so3s. what pressures do people who have this tire run? did you go up or down from what yuo were running previously? (assuming you were running a larger 195/55 or 205/50 tire)

this is primarily for street use.

thanks for any info.


[Modified by kkim, 9:49 PM 7/18/2002]

 

37.5 all the way around 195 50 15


[Modified by seek167, 5:49 PM 7/18/2002]

 

that seems high. If S03 has a sidewall near as stiff as the RE730 you shoudl be able to run them around 32-33 psi on the street just fine. 37-38 psi on the auto-x course does great.

 

i had thm at 34, and i was ripping some turns an it just felt real slopy

 

what size/brand/model tires did you have previous to the s03 and what pressures did you run in them?

I'm just trying to determine a good starting place from the 205/50 kumho 712's I have now. I run 38f/34r in them.

 

High pressure ripping up turns would help. for mainly streets running high psi will wear the center of the tire pre-maturely. Just gotta change the pressure from tiem to time.

 

I'm pretty disappointed with the 195/50's. (not the s03's, just the tire size on the car) They are so 'squirrely', darting the car left and right on all these f'ed up chicago roads. (or maybe my s03's had too much & ) Also, they seemed to make the car's handling almost too quick, compared to the 195/55 RE010's. In retrospect, I think I'd go with 205/50.... Oh well.

That said, 35 is too low up front for me. I've been at 37/35 or so all summer and they seem to wear ok and drive pretty good.

Anyone else feel the same about the 195/50's???

 

Nope. The handling is never too quick for me. The directer the better.....