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Driving on the snow, tyre pressure?

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Riccardo

Member Since: 20 Feb 2010
Location: Porto (was Kent)
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Driving on the snow, tyre pressure?

I always thought you usually want to keep the normal pressure when driving on snow but I readr in a section here that it is better on the snow to keep a low tyre pressure.

What is the truth?

5th Feb 2012 8:24 pm

DSL
Keeper of the wheelie bin

Member Since: 11 May 2006
Location: Off again! :-)
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On a green road run in Scotland couple of years ago I was sliding around all over the place with the tyres at normal pressures. Reducing them down, especially at the rear, sorted it out.

5th Feb 2012 8:26 pm

Riccardo

Member Since: 20 Feb 2010
Location: Porto (was Kent)
Posts: 4123

That sound new/weird to me as I always thought that by leaving the tyres at lower pressure you basically make them wider which is ok in the sand and maybe in other conditions but not good in the snow

5th Feb 2012 8:47 pm

DSL
Keeper of the wheelie bin

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It deffo was a better beast with the pressures down.

5th Feb 2012 8:56 pm

AJS4X4

Member Since: 30 Mar 2008
Location: Surrey
Posts: 3224

You need to fit a proper tyre.

5th Feb 2012 9:28 pm

Riccardo

Member Since: 20 Feb 2010
Location: Porto (was Kent)
Posts: 4123

Of course you are right

it was just an "academic" discussion

So you agree the lower pressure is better for snow?

5th Feb 2012 9:44 pm

cold_n_wet

Member Since: 05 May 2009
Location: Bergen
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Have kept them at normal pressures.

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5th Feb 2012 9:48 pm

pagoda

Member Since: 13 Aug 2009
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2016 LR4 3.0 SDV6 Landmark LE Auto Yulong White

Boyles law should take care of lower pressure when it's cold out. No need to lower them!

PAGODA

5th Feb 2012 10:04 pm

amazing

Member Since: 05 Mar 2011
Location: chengdu
Posts: 1542

2011 Discovery 4 3.0 SDV6 HSE Auto Santorini Black

normal pressure works just fine.
I drove over quite a snowy mountain with tyres set at max pressure (six ppl plus bags) no probs at all

plus you don't want to slide into a kerb with soft tyres

also Pagoda some say it's Hooke's law (his assistant) and Boyle stole it...

It is better to have and not need it then need and not have it.

6th Feb 2012 4:08 am

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