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**Peertantyb** · 03-17-2008, 10:35 PM

Hello FMers!

Got a couple of car questions for you! I've got a '94 Civic hatchback that currently has 13" steelies on it (155/80 tyres). Yesterday I bought a set of 15" alloys from the later shape VTI (EK4 '98), these have 195/50 tyres on I think.

Questions:
Do I need to use different wheel nuts for the alloys? (I haven't tried to fit them yet, but I want to be sure first because having improperly fitted wheels could be very dangerous!)
Do I need a different air pressure to my current 29psi when I fit the new wheels/tyres? If so how do I know what it should be? My car is lighter than the VTI models so they will probably have slightly higher pressures.

Thanks!

03-17-2008, 10:35 PM	#1
Peertantyb Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 497 Senior Member	Car wheel nuts and tyre pressures Hello FMers! Got a couple of car questions for you! I've got a '94 Civic hatchback that currently has 13" steelies on it (155/80 tyres). Yesterday I bought a set of 15" alloys from the later shape VTI (EK4 '98), these have 195/50 tyres on I think. Questions: Do I need to use different wheel nuts for the alloys? (I haven't tried to fit them yet, but I want to be sure first because having improperly fitted wheels could be very dangerous!) Do I need a different air pressure to my current 29psi when I fit the new wheels/tyres? If so how do I know what it should be? My car is lighter than the VTI models so they will probably have slightly higher pressures. Thanks! Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter
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