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Old 01-25-2009, 01:21 PM   #21 (permalink)
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Old 01-25-2009, 01:24 PM   #22 (permalink)
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Don't inflate to max sidewall pressure like someone said. That will reduce the life of the tires by causing uneven wear.
Bud that is an unsubstanciated claim (Untrue) that has been disproved a dozen times in a dozen different threads on this site, so lets not rehash it on this one ...
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Old 01-28-2009, 02:37 AM   #23 (permalink)
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Don't inflate to max sidewall pressure like someone said. That will reduce the life of the tires by causing uneven wear.
I have never yet seen a tire that wore out in the middle before the edges. And I run mine 5 psi above the sidewall rating.
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Old 01-28-2009, 04:58 AM   #24 (permalink)
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I've seen both. Light truck tires w/ greater load capacity seem to be more likely to wear unevenly if over-inflated, while passenger car tires w/ lower load capacities seem to be more forgiving IME.


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