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Old 05-10-2010, 07:55 PM   #11 (permalink)
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I found a report by the NHTSA that in pat concerns tire pressures related to braking distance. While the maximum pressure is 35 psi, there is generally a trend for higher pressures to DECREASE braking distance.

Happy reading.

Is there any manufaturers of passenger vehicles that recommends higher than 35 psi? What about vehicle manufactured for overseas markets? Since many of those cars are extremely similar, we maybe could learn a thing or 2

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