im gunna need some new brake pads soon. this is for a daily driver. i dont want much dust or squeeling if any. what are you guys useing? have thay lasted a good amount of time?

on tire pressure. right now i should be at 33(prob lower, i think its leaking) in front and 32 in the rear. i want to go up but my dad insists on keeping it around 32. i think they are low...me goes to take a picture..... well apperently its hard to get a perspective of how the tire is but here is the best i could do.....pictures turned out bad gotta take more....ok

here it is too see how low it is...



here is my finger mimicing the curve


should the air pressure be enough that it gets the sidewall normal. normal like the rest of the sidwall away from the ground. or less than it is now... if that makes sense. the max pressure on the tire is 44 lbs. they are goodyear assurence.

thank guys

 

I usually keep my yokos around 35psi.

 

well also notice i live in the hot houston area. but winter is comming so it will be cooler. any of yall run different pressures in witer and summer?

 

if u look inside the door on the driver side, it tells u the correct air pressure, i have an 96 accord ex, and the tire pressure is 32front/32rear

 

44 is the maximum pressure, don't put that much air in the tires, you will feel every gravel in the road. If you never had lower profile tires before they will look a little low (especially in the front, more weight) this is normal.
Oh, and get honda brake pads. Less dust and squeeling.

 

that curve sagging is normal, i pump my fronts up to about 40 before and it didnt go away, just slytely...but if u wunt to go up higher in PSI its fine, the higher the PSI the better lateral grip, lower the lease...before i ran 38front and 30rear to try to dial in more oversteer, didnt make much of a diference except made the tires ride a lil stiffer, which i liked, but u myte not...the backend was noticeable looser tho, but not by much

 

You best bet for more over-steer is to have a stiffer rear-end. IE. stiff springs, stiff sway bar, or higher pressure in the rear tires.

As for RnEpmc's air pressure... I think tire pressure is all over-analyzed. Depending on your side-wall height and performance/handling/ride comfort needs, the pressure could be good from 30psi up to 43 psi on the same car. Obviously with larger profile tires, close to stock, you will need less pressure, will have more 'balloon', better ride comfort, and possibly better straight-line grip. With lower profile tires, you will need more pressure, will have more vertical side-walls, decreased bump absorption for deteriorated ride quality, and less sidewall flex for better lateral grip.

If you're looking for a more vertical sidewall, a lower profile tire would be the easy answer, but tire brand and model differ dramatically too. I use Pirelli's which are a very high quality tire, and at a 45 series, the sidewalls almost 'blend' with the wheel's lip and drip straight to the ground, fitting my wheels like a latex glove. Other low profile tires leave the nasty gap between the wheel's lip and the tire, and often have a rounded sidewall.

I'll post some pics later if anyone's interested.

 

32 to 33 pounds will put the most tread on the ground and give you the best ride quality. Remember when you were a kid and put too much air in your bike tires it would beat you to death? If you put 35 pounds or more in your tires, the car will wander and hunt all over the road. I have Honda front pads with 138000 miles on them. It's getting close to time.

 

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I live in Houston. I run 32-33 psi year-round.

 

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wrong, more pressure means stiffer sidewalls which translates into less tread distortion during cornering meaning more rubber to the ground...ask anybody who KNOWS there shyt and they'll say the same..as a matter of fact u can find this info on bfgoogrich.com and i dunno how ur going to argue with them

 

You can't say that more pressure always means more rubber on the ground. That would be false. There is a range that optimizes the contact patch. Go below that range and less rubber makes contact with the ground. Go avoid that range, and the same thing happens, less rubber makes contact with the ground. This range will differ for each person, due to vehicle weight, tire construction, tire width and height, etc.

 

Anything above 35 PSI makes the car squirly on the road and more likely to slide when wet. And it rides extremely rough. I would like to see someone PROVE that there is anything to gain by increasing tire pressure other than a VERY slight increase in mileage. If you have cornering trouble with 32 PSI, then you need to quit buying cheaply made tires. And don't drop names here because some of those big names still make cheap tires.