I`m running on 235/70 x16. I find 33psi front and 36 rear works for me. Mixed main road/country road use. I do highly recommend
Car Bibles : The Wheel and Tyre Bible Page 1 of 4
as an excellent Sunday morning read. Cuts thro` a lot of bull-**** and says a lot of good sense about pressures etc.
Don`t be afraid to experiment (within limits!) to find out what works for you.

I have always stayed with the tyre pressures as stated in the owners handbook on every car I have owned, so I haven't a clue what this "works for me" is all about.
Anyway I have more to do in my life than frigging about re-adjusting tyre pressures to find out.

If you`re happy great, but I`m happier playing around a bit an` learning what effects different tyre pressures have.

Thx for all your input, I have decided to go with discool's original advice, I think the first response to my original question. I have gone for 33 front (one was 29 and the other 30) and 36 rear (both were 34). The steering is noticeably lighter and therefore I am now happy that I have pressures to work to. thanks all.

I totally agree with Discool, I do hope that gtland doesn't 'play' around to much one day an learn to 'affect' what the wrong pressures can cause.. After all the tyres are the only thing between you, your passengers and the 'dangerous roads' that we all drive on. Oh and P.S. the roads aren't Dangerous its the people on them, especially those who don't know their vehicles Safety, stopping distances, bad weather conditions, and correect tyre pressures... Sorry to have gone on, but Life Is prescious..

AdeDiscoKid said:

I totally agree with Discool, I do hope that gtland doesn't 'play' around to much one day an learn to 'affect' what the wrong pressures can cause.. After all the tyres are the only thing between you, your passengers and the 'dangerous roads' that we all drive on. Oh and P.S. the roads aren't Dangerous its the people on them, especially those who don't know their vehicles Safety, stopping distances, bad weather conditions, and correect tyre pressures... Sorry to have gone on, but Life Is prescious..

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Well I don't agree with your comments at all. Of course you can use the manufacturer specified pressures, but bear in mind that they are for the manufacturer specified tyre (which I know Discool still uses and good luck to him). Also consider that the manufacturer setting takes into account all sorts of compromises that a subsequent owner doesn't - such as comfort levels at the time of original testing and new car sale.

You're reacting as if this chap is going to make outlandish experiments going from perhaps 5 psi to 55psi - this is not what the poster is planning on doing as he doesn't sound like an irresponsible idiot at all.

Bear in mind that the manufacturer is not always right - and when looking at Land Rover we can see on so many occasions that LR is very definitely NOT ALWAYS right.

I would argue that you can start off with the LR settings then gradually change them and evaluate the effect.

as above ,in different conditions different pressures may be safer ,eg lower for snowy icy condtions as this winter ,higher for motor way,if your prepared to learn and use common sense most lr stuff can be improved