Darmain said:
Kinhell, 39 PSI, they should be 30!! What muppets did your tyres? Glad you're sorted though. Just hope your Hippo is okay for it.
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The same company set mine to 38psi. Different branch. Good job I checked them after 2 miles. Makes me wonder if they pump them up that high on all cars, with or without a work instruction to do so...?
 
@ Darmain.....according to the handbook that i have in my hand right now :

TD4 normal driving conditions (upto 4 passangers and luggage) tyres should be at 26 PSI front and rear.
 
talking of tyres had recent post about synchrone a latitude mix went for full latitude and vibration and noisy stopped ,have two part worn sychrones going begging 215/65 R16 if anyone interested
 
I'm struggling to understand why the diff rather than the VCU suffered.

I'm only a week into Freelander ownership; but I thought it was the VCU that controlled the difference in propshaft speeds and it operated symetrically (i.e. there's resistance in the VCU when the rear prop is going either faster or slower than the front).
 
Vertuas said:
@ Darmain.....according to the handbook that i have in my hand right now :

TD4 normal driving conditions (upto 4 passangers and luggage) tyres should be at 26 PSI front and rear.
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26psi is a bit too low for me as i find the tyres tend to wear t the side I stick to 30psi:)
 
I run all the time at 26psi mostly motorway - less cornering - and mine wear pretty even.

I've got 4 partworn Synchrones 225/55 17 in my garage going cheap-cheap,cheap-cheap.

I fitted 235/55 Conticontacts, and of course can't mix them.

PM if anyone interested. Tyres are in Aberdeenshire - I'll be back in UK at the end of the month.
 
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I've owned my freelander for a year now & run my tyres @ front 28psi & rear 30psi. I pull my caravan regularly & felt the rear tyres looked flat when hooked onto my caravan. If the van is fully loaded I have put the rears upto 32psi. Tyre wear look to be pretty even across all 4........I have noted that you don't wear just two tyres at a time, think all four will need changed at the same time.....costly. I thought my Discovery was sore on tyres, think my Freelander is eating tyres........:mad:
 
cruicky68 said:
I've owned my freelander for a year now & run my tyres @ front 28psi & rear 30psi. I pull my caravan regularly & felt the rear tyres looked flat when hooked onto my caravan. If the van is fully loaded I have put the rears upto 32psi. Tyre wear look to be pretty even across all 4........I have noted that you don't wear just two tyres at a time, think all four will need changed at the same time.....costly. I thought my Discovery was sore on tyres, think my Freelander is eating tyres........:mad:
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I'm sure the book recommends 40 (or 44) PSI all round when towing a heavy weight.

I did a few runs between The West Midlands and Glasgow and noticed the fuel economy was much better with higher type pressures. Felt smoother too.
 
willo said:
Where it is clearly written in the owner's manual:

New tires always on the back?
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But more than that - different makes and models of tyres have different rolling radii - a simple way of checking what's happening on your vehicle is to mark all wheels with a chalk mark on the tyre and the spat - drive circa 20m in a straight line and you will see significant differences between some tyres. - use this info to put your biggest pair on the back regardless of tread depth. and then look to moving towards proper matching tyres with the best on the back.
 
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