leonk Posted March 6, 2014 Share Posted March 6, 2014 Given the OP's recent thread "would you say your zed is a "chick magnet"? I would say that with 4 flat tyres and a tape measure in your hand.............NO! Hope you get it sorted. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ostego Posted March 6, 2014 Author Share Posted March 6, 2014 Wish i could say this will be the last topic that makes me look like a clueless idiot.... but we all know thats not the case! Thanks for your advice and heckling, and am sure ill run into another problem soon ! Yargh... yet more ****ing expense for the zed.... have already spent £1130 on it in the last 14 days! These arent cheap cars Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AliveBoy Posted March 6, 2014 Share Posted March 6, 2014 Wish i could say this will be the last topic that makes me look like a clueless idiot.... but we all know thats not the case! Thanks for your advice and heckling, and am sure ill run into another problem soon ! Yargh... yet more ****ing expense for the zed.... have already spent £1130 on it in the last 14 days! These arent cheap cars On the plus side... This did make me smile Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lolzz Posted March 6, 2014 Share Posted March 6, 2014 By 35 i mean psi By 20.5 i mean the diameter of the wheel in inches By 24.5 i mean the distance between one outer edge of the tyre to the other (2 inches of tyre on either side of the wheel) in inches Am sorry for all of the confusion vreated by this.... but it is no longer relevant. I have decided to go for 35psi pressure but am now faced with 3 stuck dust caps Ok....but what the hell have the wheel sizes got to do with tyre pressures?! THAT'S what has confused us all. Ooh, fair shout... didnt really know tbh.... was assuming that if the wheel was bigger, it may mean the pressure would need to be different from that with a smaller wheel given the lower volume of air that can be fitted in the tyre... but i guess the nature of pressure as a unit makes that irrelevant thinking about it! Was just trying to be thorough... not purposely trying to drive everyone mad ! Well, this is actually correct, the rim/tire size is relevant, especially with cars that have 15"-19" stock, where the difference is even bigger. Also, you can't measure rim size by measuring outside edges of the rim, you should refer to numbers on the tire wall. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ostego Posted March 6, 2014 Author Share Posted March 6, 2014 By 35 i mean psi By 20.5 i mean the diameter of the wheel in inches By 24.5 i mean the distance between one outer edge of the tyre to the other (2 inches of tyre on either side of the wheel) in inches Am sorry for all of the confusion vreated by this.... but it is no longer relevant. I have decided to go for 35psi pressure but am now faced with 3 stuck dust caps Ok....but what the hell have the wheel sizes got to do with tyre pressures?! THAT'S what has confused us all. Ooh, fair shout... didnt really know tbh.... was assuming that if the wheel was bigger, it may mean the pressure would need to be different from that with a smaller wheel given the lower volume of air that can be fitted in the tyre... but i guess the nature of pressure as a unit makes that irrelevant thinking about it! Was just trying to be thorough... not purposely trying to drive everyone mad ! Well, this is actually correct, the rim/tire size is relevant, especially with cars that have 15"-19" stock, where the difference is even bigger. Also, you can't measure rim size by measuring outside edges of the rim, you should refer to numbers on the tire wall. We live and learn! Certainly wont be forgetting this anytime soon! Will enquire about tyre sizes when i get the valves replaced and hopefully brush up on my tyre awareness! Can see why everyone was so confused now! It just seemed the most logical way to measure them in my head! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AliveBoy Posted March 6, 2014 Share Posted March 6, 2014 (edited) By 35 i mean psi By 20.5 i mean the diameter of the wheel in inches By 24.5 i mean the distance between one outer edge of the tyre to the other (2 inches of tyre on either side of the wheel) in inches Am sorry for all of the confusion vreated by this.... but it is no longer relevant. I have decided to go for 35psi pressure but am now faced with 3 stuck dust caps Ok....but what the hell have the wheel sizes got to do with tyre pressures?! THAT'S what has confused us all. Ooh, fair shout... didnt really know tbh.... was assuming that if the wheel was bigger, it may mean the pressure would need to be different from that with a smaller wheel given the lower volume of air that can be fitted in the tyre... but i guess the nature of pressure as a unit makes that irrelevant thinking about it! Was just trying to be thorough... not purposely trying to drive everyone mad ! Well, this is actually correct, the rim/tire size is relevant, especially with cars that have 15"-19" stock, where the difference is even bigger. Also, you can't measure rim size by measuring outside edges of the rim, you should refer to numbers on the tire wall. We live and learn! Certainly wont be forgetting this anytime soon! Will enquire about tyre sizes when i get the valves replaced and hopefully brush up on my tyre awareness! Can see why everyone was so confused now! It just seemed the most logical way to measure them in my head! It's why we're here, to help each other and to develop our love for our mutual interests (350z's for everyone except Ekona, he just loves tyres ) Edited March 6, 2014 by AliveBoy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KyleR Posted March 7, 2014 Share Posted March 7, 2014 There has to be the tyre sizes on the sidewall though, isn't it the law or something? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BulletMagnet Posted March 7, 2014 Share Posted March 7, 2014 (edited) According to the picture the OP posted on page 1 the tyre is 275/35/R19 from what I can barely make out. So your wheels are 19" Edited March 7, 2014 by BulletMagnet Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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