freelander td4

Question as this is my first 4wd I would like to ask does anyone know the correct tyre pressures for every day running and do they change for offroad,
I just have every day road tyres.

Thank you in advance for my question being answered.

Bill

there is a lot of different ideas on this issue. LR say 26 but a lot of people run from 30 to 32ish which seems to help. I run mine at 30 with no problems

30psi Me too, with no probs, on or off road

I used to run 30psi, but it took 20K before I detected that they were wearing more in the centre of the tread than at the sides.

I now run at 26psi - the ride is more comfortable, the road holding is the same, and my mpg is fine.

I put the rears up to 30 only when I'm towing my heavy trailer or a caravan.

Singvogel.

I've done 10k with mine at 30 and no probs, it's not a given is it?

Thank you for your help I think mabey i will try 26 front and 30 rear and see how it goes

I run 28 on all 4 wheels

Hoyt-Protec said:

I've done 10k with mine at 30 and no probs, it's not a given is it?

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No, it's not a given at all. There is a wide spectrum of things to take into account. Tyre rubber compound comes into it a little bit too.

The main factors are the amount of motorway journeys, and the cornering speeds on twisty roads.

Obviously the 'correct' figure for any particular vehicle / situation is a 'try it and see' job.

I don't think anyone is using less than 26, and very few use more than 30, with 32 being the max I would guess.

S.

Given the problems caused by different rolling radiuses between front and rear wheels on the FL drive train - don't think I would run with different tyre pressures front and rear!
Softer tyre = smaller radius = problems.
LR have always recommended the same front and rear although they seem to have changed their minds a few times on the pressures.
Listen to what others have found good and make your own mind up.
Try a few settings and see what you prefer but keep them the same front and rear for all solo running.
When towing using slightly higher rears may compensate for the extra load to increase the rear diameter to the same as the fronts.

Above assumes that you have 4 tyres of the same make, type, size and tread wear?
If not then all bets are off and you just takes a chance on whatever happens.

I have to agree with TD here.

All 4 tyres the same. If you check my post you'll notice I said I increase the rears only when I tow a heavy trailer or caravan.

S.

ok john good advice thank you I take that on board,
so do you recommend 25psi or 30psi.
Bill

The latest and revised LR recommended pressure is 30psi all round for all load conditions.

It could also be worth looking at what the tyre manufacturer suggests, if they have a suggestion.

They will know what sort of carcase strength they built into the things, sidewall strength is pretty much an unknown for theuser, but the designer knows what they built in

Chaser said:

The latest and revised LR recommended pressure is 30psi all round for all load conditions.

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Thats what the handbook for my 2005 Freelander states and I have kept them at 30psi for the last 3 years. Interestingly I have noticed more wear in the centre of the tyres.

Mantamad said:

Thats what the handbook for my 2005 Freelander states and I have kept them at 30psi for the last 3 years. Interestingly I have noticed more wear in the centre of the tyres.

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Aha - that means that like me, you probably don't go round sharp corners fast enough, ahem.

As I've said I now run at 26psi and the tyres wear equally over the entire width of the tread.

I used the Continental tyre loading calculator based on the kerb weight of the Freelander + an estimate of the 'stuff' in the back and guess what - the chart says 26psi - good enough for me.

I run 28 psi all round but up the pressure in rears to 32 psi when the caravan is on the back , this seems to work for me with the tyres i have if i put 30 psi in front it seems to be a bit too much when hitting pot holes and there a plenty of them!