Tire Pressure on OEM 166's
07-16-2008, 07:39 AM
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Can you guys tell me what tire pressure is recommended on the M5 OEM 166's on 19's. There has always been a lot of discrepancy between tire pressure. I thought it was simple really, Every car I had always had a definite tire pressure recommendation. Seems to be a lot of confusion with BMW. I swapped out my 124's for OEM 166's with General Exclaim UHP's. 245/35/19 front and 275/30/19 rear. What pressure is everyone using?
07-16-2008, 07:48 AM
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I do 32 front and 38 rear....
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Originally Posted by Hyper_545i' post='625527' date='Jul 16 2008, 11:50 AM
Thanks Roy! How does that work for you? How is the tire wear?
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I have settled on 34 psi front / 38 psi rear, but only have 1370 miles to attest to.
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Originally Posted by Hyper_545i' post='625514' date='Jul 16 2008, 11:39 AM
Can you guys tell me what tire pressure is recommended on the M5 OEM 166's on 19's. There has always been a lot of discrepancy between tire pressure. I thought it was simple really, Every car I had always had a definite tire pressure recommendation. Seems to be a lot of confusion with BMW. I swapped out my 124's for OEM 166's with General Exclaim UHP's. 245/35/19 front and 275/30/19 rear. What pressure is everyone using?
Vredestein's recommendation (have a look): 48PSI front and 51PSI back
http://www.keepthepressureup.com/tirepress...586&mark=60
I am not sure what guidelines to follow. Your input would be greatly appreciated.
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Also, how do you like the General's? I read so many good things about them, but some here think it is not a good enough brand to put on a 5er, and even my tire shop said I would be disappointed if I didn't go with Conti's, Mich or Bridgestones. Let me know as I'm not snobby about wheels and the price/tire wear ratings are great.
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