Tire pressure
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Tire pressure
I just spent 500 bucks on some nice tires for my teg, and now i want to keep them lasting as long as possible...
They are Bridgestone Potenza RE950's, they are the stock size of 195-60-14...
Now the tire place filled them up to 35PSI which was way to much i know, there stupid, there is 2 tread blocks and at this PSI only the inner tread block was coming in contact with the ground...
But I need to know what pressure i should have these at (cold) to get the best wear, while not harming preformance to bad, especially in wet weather cuz i know that underinflating can hurt the hyrdo-resistance...
The door sticker tells me 28PSI, and i took them down to that and they look way to low, like the sidewalls would be scraping during a turn low...so i didnt even drive them like that, i now have them at 30 PSI and they look ok.
Also the sticker tells me the same PSI from the front and back even though i can SEE that the back tires are not making the same footprint as the front, and i almost never have peope in the back of my car so im thinking i can drop the PSI in the back by 2 or so to compensate and make them wear the same as the fronts...
Im thinkin' 30 in the front and 28 in the back
I dont want to ruin these things...WHAT SHOULD I PUT THEM AT AHHHHHH
Thanks
They are Bridgestone Potenza RE950's, they are the stock size of 195-60-14...
Now the tire place filled them up to 35PSI which was way to much i know, there stupid, there is 2 tread blocks and at this PSI only the inner tread block was coming in contact with the ground...
But I need to know what pressure i should have these at (cold) to get the best wear, while not harming preformance to bad, especially in wet weather cuz i know that underinflating can hurt the hyrdo-resistance...
The door sticker tells me 28PSI, and i took them down to that and they look way to low, like the sidewalls would be scraping during a turn low...so i didnt even drive them like that, i now have them at 30 PSI and they look ok.
Also the sticker tells me the same PSI from the front and back even though i can SEE that the back tires are not making the same footprint as the front, and i almost never have peope in the back of my car so im thinking i can drop the PSI in the back by 2 or so to compensate and make them wear the same as the fronts...
Im thinkin' 30 in the front and 28 in the back
I dont want to ruin these things...WHAT SHOULD I PUT THEM AT AHHHHHH
Thanks
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Re: Tire pressure (pirate252)
Why don't you use what is recommended by Honda? Unless you autocross or race on the circuit, the pressure found on the sticker in your door jam is recommended for a reason.
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Re: Tire pressure (ragejed)
That is a bit on the high side for Tegs that only weigh ~2700lbs. Just don't hit any big bumps while they are up that high...... your back and your teeth will thank you. 
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Re: Tire pressure (Wraith_G2IC)
<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Wraith_G2IC »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">That is a bit on the high side for Tegs that only weigh ~2700lbs. Just don't hit any big bumps while they are up that high...... your back and your teeth will thank you. </TD></TR></TABLE>
Back and teeth? I got the full ES kit in my car.....I dont think a lil bump will matter, lol
</TD></TR></TABLE>Back and teeth? I got the full ES kit in my car.....I dont think a lil bump will matter, lol
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