Front Tires

[lois35]

I took the Kenda's off the front and put on the:
QUATRAC 5 - SIZE: 175/55R15
My question is do I put the amount of air in the tire that is written on the tire. Because the fronts for the spyder rt kenda's was 18 or so.
Lois

[Peter Aawen]

Unless your Spyder weighs in with about 800kg of weight on the front wheels, you don't want too much more than about 16-18psi in any 'normal' auto tires (ie. NOT the OE spec Kendas!) that you might run there!


Ps: that tire pressure written on the sidewall is, if you read the complete label, intended to warn/advise you that's the MAXIMUM pressure the tire should ever be run at, but ONLY when it's carrying its MAXIMUM load, which is also printed there! Your Spyder, even with the heaviest load you can safely put on it & still get it to move &/or not break things, is NEVER going to put that much weight onto the front tires.... or the back tire, for that matter!!

[Caven]

Short answer: 18 psi.

Caven

[lois35]

Thanks