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O3X5 02-05-2017 04:43 PM

Air pressure
 
What pressure do you guys keep your tires at? I like the firm feeling so I keep it at 40 all around. I think the oem 32 is too low for the front also.

jsoto 02-05-2017 04:56 PM

40 way too high imo. Ceters will wear faster than uniformly.
During the winter season I bump them up to 34.5 just to give it some room for those potholes.

Fifty150hs 02-05-2017 08:20 PM

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Originally Posted by jsoto (Post 1101414)
40 way too high imo. Ceters will wear faster than uniformly.
During the winter season I bump them up to 34.5 just to give it some room for those potholes.

agree 40 is too high. I run mine at 35.

O3X5 02-05-2017 08:56 PM

Well 39 is oem for the rear according to them.

wpoll 02-05-2017 09:28 PM

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Originally Posted by O3X5 (Post 1101430)
Well 39 is oem for the rear according to them.

Only if fully loaded and travelling at up to 100mph. Regular use (one or two passengers and speeds like 60mph) the correct pressures are 32psi on all four.

Run-flat tire might require more - not sure.

audiophool 02-05-2017 10:37 PM

Tire presssures are set for balanced handling. If you want to raise them at all, keep the delta between factory setting and increase by X psi. 32 front, 36 rear becomes 36 front 40 rear etc when raising by 4.

This is the same reason that Corvairs and VW Beetles got into trouble...

O3X5 02-05-2017 11:22 PM

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Originally Posted by audiophool (Post 1101441)
Tire presssures are set for balanced handling. If you want to raise them at all, keep the delta between factory setting and increase by X psi. 32 front, 36 rear becomes 36 front 40 rear etc when raising by 4.

This is the same reason that Corvairs and VW Beetles got into trouble...

By that then it's 36 & 43. No way, for me at least.

tmv 02-05-2017 11:49 PM

Keeping it 35psi all around

O3X5 02-06-2017 09:04 AM

I'll drop it to 35 then.


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