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**Peertantyb** · 03-17-2008, 11:35 PM

Hello FMers!

Got a couple of car questions for you! I've got a '94 Civic hatchback that currently has 13" steelies on it (155/80 tyres). Yesterday I bought a set of 15" alloys from the later shape VTI (EK4 '98), these have 195/50 tyres on I think.

Questions:
Do I need to use different wheel nuts for the alloys? (I haven't tried to fit them yet, but I want to be sure first because having improperly fitted wheels could be very dangerous!)
Do I need a different air pressure to my current 29psi when I fit the new wheels/tyres? If so how do I know what it should be? My car is lighter than the VTI models so they will probably have slightly higher pressures.

Thanks!

03-17-2008, 11:35 PM	#1
Peertantyb Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 497 Senior Member	Car wheel nuts and tyre pressures Hello FMers! Got a couple of car questions for you! I've got a '94 Civic hatchback that currently has 13" steelies on it (155/80 tyres). Yesterday I bought a set of 15" alloys from the later shape VTI (EK4 '98), these have 195/50 tyres on I think. Questions: Do I need to use different wheel nuts for the alloys? (I haven't tried to fit them yet, but I want to be sure first because having improperly fitted wheels could be very dangerous!) Do I need a different air pressure to my current 29psi when I fit the new wheels/tyres? If so how do I know what it should be? My car is lighter than the VTI models so they will probably have slightly higher pressures. Thanks!
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