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Riccardo
Member Since: 20 Feb 2010
Location: Kent
Posts: 911
  
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| Driving on the snow, tyre pressure? |
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I always thought you usually want to keep the normal pressure when driving on snow but I readr in a section here that it is better on the snow to keep a low tyre pressure.
What is the truth?
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 Sun Feb 05 2012 9:24pm |
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DSL
Member Since: 11 May 2006
Location: Heading here ^^^^ :)
Posts: 24221
 
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On a green road run in Scotland couple of years ago I was sliding around all over the place with the tyres at normal pressures. Reducing them down, especially at the rear, sorted it out. 
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| Sun Feb 05 2012 9:26pm |
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Riccardo
Member Since: 20 Feb 2010
Location: Kent
Posts: 911
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That sound new/weird to me as I always thought that by leaving the tyres at lower pressure you basically make them wider which is ok in the sand and maybe in other conditions but not good in the snow
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| Sun Feb 05 2012 9:47pm |
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DSL
Member Since: 11 May 2006
Location: Heading here ^^^^ :)
Posts: 24221
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It deffo was a better beast with the pressures down.
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| Sun Feb 05 2012 9:56pm |
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AJS4X4
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Member Since: 30 Mar 2008
Location: Surrey
Posts: 1837
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 You need to fit a proper tyre. Andy.
www.ajstyres.co.uk 01737 241370.
Always best to phone if you can.
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| Sun Feb 05 2012 10:28pm |
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Riccardo
Member Since: 20 Feb 2010
Location: Kent
Posts: 911
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Of course you are right it was just an "academic" discussion
So you agree the lower pressure is better for snow?
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| Sun Feb 05 2012 10:44pm |
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cold_n_wet
Member Since: 05 May 2009
Location: Bergen
Posts: 871
 
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Have kept them at normal pressures.
Have worked for me. RLD Sump plate.
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| Sun Feb 05 2012 10:48pm |
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pagoda
Member Since: 13 Aug 2009
Location: London
Posts: 577
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Boyles law should take care of lower pressure when it's cold out. No need to lower them!  PAGODA
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| Sun Feb 05 2012 11:04pm |
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amazing
Member Since: 05 Mar 2011
Location: chengdu
Posts: 516
 
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normal pressure works just fine.
I drove over quite a snowy mountain with tyres set at max pressure (six ppl plus bags) no probs at all
plus you don't want to slide into a kerb with soft tyres 
also Pagoda some say it's Hooke's law (his assistant) and Boyle stole it... It is better to have and not need it then need and not have it.
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| Mon Feb 06 2012 5:08am |
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