Hi guys,
After hearing a dull *thudding* noise when moving at low speeds, and having noticed that my rear drivers side wheel was VERY low, I went to check the pressures this evening. After reading through some posts earlier, I knew I was looking for pressures around 32-36 ish.
The fronts were't too bad .... Both around 28 or so ... so I took them up to 34. BUT ... the flat rear read LESS than 10 psi, and the other wasn't much better!! They didn't look much lower than the fronts though (apart from the one I knew was low). I wiggled the hose about a bit thinking that it wasn't connected properly ... but it still read below 10. I inflated both until the compressor read 20 psi ... then I got scared that I was over-inflating them, so I left it there . Some of the air that came out of the rear tyre smelt horrible, and I feel pretty ropey now because of it
Anyway ... driving the car afterwards, it felt much smoother on the road (although I had a horrible feeling that a tyre could explode at any point ) , and I could hear slight squeaking from the shocks every now and again ... presumably becuase the air made them a bit stiffer? Anyway ... sorry to go on, just a bit worried now. My tyres are the following: -
Front: Bridgestone Grid 2 - 245 / 40 / 18
Rear : Bridgestone Grid 2 - 275 / 35 / 18
Any ideas?
Cheers, J