Style 159 tire pressure. Advice? Objections?

2bmw2 · 05-06-2007, 08:51 AM

My car came stock with the 16inch style 156s so the sticker in the door jamb lists recommended pressure for those wheels. I have now switched to the 17inch style 159s and I am thinking the tire pressures should be higher.

I just set the pressures of the 159s at 34 front and 36 rear and I will run that setting for a week to try it out. They had been at 30 and 34 but that felt too low.

Any advice?

nyc3r · 05-06-2007, 09:30 AM

based on the manual, the less side wall the higher the pressure. So you should actually be running 159s about the same as your 161s since they're same size. It did mention that sports package should run slightly higher pressure. I'm running 34 front, 35 back on wheels similar to 159's.

OMMMG · 05-06-2007, 11:08 PM

mine says 32 and 36

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2bmw2 Proficient 4 Rep 135 Posts Drives: '06 325xi,step,prem,nav,cw,159 Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: SE PA iTrader: (1) Garage List 2006 325xi [0.00]	Style 159 tire pressure. Advice? Objections? My car came stock with the 16inch style 156s so the sticker in the door jamb lists recommended pressure for those wheels. I have now switched to the 17inch style 159s and I am thinking the tire pressures should be higher. I just set the pressures of the 159s at 34 front and 36 rear and I will run that setting for a week to try it out. They had been at 30 and 34 but that felt too low. Any advice? __________________ '06 325xi - Titanium Silver, steptronic slush box, premium, cold weather, iDrive/Nav. Rubber all-weather mats, blacklines, 159s w/Conti DWS, Josh49 jack block, 40% / 30% tint. Last edited by 2bmw2; 05-06-2007 at 05:20 PM.. Reason: typo, added picture
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05-06-2007, 09:30 AM	#2
nyc3r Colonel 112 Rep 2,589 Posts Drives: E90 Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: USA iTrader: (24)	based on the manual, the less side wall the higher the pressure. So you should actually be running 159s about the same as your 161s since they're same size. It did mention that sports package should run slightly higher pressure. I'm running 34 front, 35 back on wheels similar to 159's. __________________ FS: Interior Parts - Msport knob, split armrest etc FS: Interior Parts Msport wheel, Msport knob, Boot, Idrive, FS: BMW factory oil change kit
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OMMMG First Lieutenant 49 Rep 396 Posts Drives: 15' F80 M3 AW/BLK Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Ashburn, VA iTrader: (0)	mine says 32 and 36 __________________ 15' AW/BLK F80 M3, 6spd BM3, VRSF DPs, BMS Intakes, KW HAS
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