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Originally Posted by Piwoslaw
This would imply that the LRR's had a higher pressure than the standard tires. This would be weird, as I haven't seen LRR tires that have higher max sidewall pressure than similar non-LRR tires of the same size. I'd like to see a test of the standard tire with higher pressure, then not only would its RR be lower, but it would also allow a high aquaplaning speed and shorter braking distance (see "Inflation pressure does not affect grip": Autospeed article), making it compareable to the LRR's. |
Ah yes, but from what we've all seen here, sidewall pressure is taboo in the mainstream world. I'd say they run them at a slightly higher pressure but only by a few psi. There is no way they would recommend sidewall pressure and even if the tire had a sidewall max of 60psi they still wouldn't recommend 40 or 50 psi. As i've said, it's a taboo subject!
But yeah, i totally agree with you. Higher pressure would reduce aquaplaning and even out treadwear. But that would reduce the amount of tires we'd have to buy and we can't have that!
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