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Originally Posted by slowmover
Just buy the best tires, observe the placarded numbers and get a tire gauge that can be calibrated. And use it.
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I'm with you on the good tyres and pressure gauge, but the numbers for tyre pressure on the car manufacturer's placards are often way too low !
I originally started to increase the tyre pressure (set at placard numbers) to cure a handling and wear deficiency when I put on 17" wheels.
At the placard values, the car was wobbling on its tyres, while the outside threads were almost melting away like butter in the sun.
But I won't go over the tyre manufacturer's max pressure rating.
Surely they keep a healthy safety margin, and I'd like to use that
