hi all,i know there are a lot of threads on here ref above but cant find any ref increasing it when the van is on the back.landrover said 34 all round,this would seem a bit low in my mind,the van is 1600kg with shocks and winterhoff stabiliser.my tyre size is 235/55/17.
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I thought it was 35 psi off he top of my head but whatever it is, no adjustment is required for towing.

Makes life very easy.

Edited to add: 32 is probably right though.

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No adjustments needed

Only cold weather adjustment whether towing or not Former Mod/Member, with the most post & Chicken George Arch nemesis

The cars tyre pressures are not interested in the weight you are pulling, only the downforce of the noseweight and the FL2 is happily designed for no change in pressure at 32psi.

32 psi on all sizes except 19" which is 35 psi, as npinks says, adjust for temperature

npinks wrote:

No adjustments needed

Only cold weather adjustment whether towing or not

I would have thought that an increase of pressure in the rear tyres would be needed to at least the pressure you would have with a full load and rear passengers unless the caravan is perfectly balanced. That also seems to be the general rule for most makes of vehicle and the general opinion on the caravan club website too. http://www.caravanclub.co.uk/community/dis...36943/?p=0 Past: FL2 TD4 HSE Auto
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The Freelander pressures do not change for load.

Axle, When any decrease or increase in temperature above /below 20 degrees occurs then the tyre pressures should be adjusted by: 0.14 Bar, 14 kPa, or 2 Psi., for each 10°C (20°F) change. Increase pressures when the ambient temperature drops below 20°C / 68°F and decrease pressures when the temperature rises above that point.

Working on the idea that the Freelander can take 500kg in the boot without tyre pressures needing adjustment, 100kg on the towball is hardly going to make much of an impact.

Many vehicles these days have a maximum towball limit of 50-75kg, tends to imply they are tail weight sensitive.
Our newish Lunar caravan has a max towball limit of 100kg, this doesn't even come near the FL2 limit of 150kg.

Trust me my van nose weight rarely exceeds 50kg, coming close to the 100kg limit would suggest to me that I had lead weights (or Gills many pairs of shoes) in the front locker.

Point is the FL2 seems to have been designed with towing in mind, this was common with older Land Rover products - not so sure about the current crop of offerings - for me any tow car must have a full sized spare as standard. Tangiers Orange - gone, missing her
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Taztastic, thanks for that. So every 10d below 20d add 2psi and every 10d above reduce 2psi, got it, never heard that before, good to know, do you do that? in fact how many people do? Common sense isn't very common.
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in fact how many people do?

I suspect 99%, along with myself, use the manufacturer figure, I do see the reason for it and I also amaze myself that I know if a tyre is 2 psi out, it obviously makes a difference.
At this time of year I should be using 36pdi in my 19's, then again how accurate are the gauges that we use?

Given the state of some of the tyres on people's cars I think we need worry more about those than everyone driving around 1-2 psi under inflated.

Get 3 gauges, they are cheap enough, & average the reading. Or pick the reading that looks the best!

I got this supplement in my handbook. The car can have up to 250kg on the tow bar.

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