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brucepick · 12-22-2010, 11:59 PM

I and my cars seem to be happy around 50 psi. I run that pressure regardless whether the tire is rated 44 or 51 psi.

I tried 45 psi on my Winterforce snows on the Volvo (those tires rated 35 psi, if I recall). That didn't work out; the ride really felt too hard. I dropped them to 38 psi and OK. I only drive it occasionally so even if they are better at 40-45 psi, 38 will work for me on those snows.

12-22-2010, 11:59 PM	#50 (permalink)
brucepick OCD Master EcoModder Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Eastern CT, USA Posts: 1,936 Outasight - '00 Honda Insight Team Honda Gen-1 Insights 90 day: 54.18 mpg (US) Thanks: 431 Thanked 396 Times in 264 Posts	I and my cars seem to be happy around 50 psi. I run that pressure regardless whether the tire is rated 44 or 51 psi. I tried 45 psi on my Winterforce snows on the Volvo (those tires rated 35 psi, if I recall). That didn't work out; the ride really felt too hard. I dropped them to 38 psi and OK. I only drive it occasionally so even if they are better at 40-45 psi, 38 will work for me on those snows. __________________ Coast long and prosper. Driving '00 Honda Insight, acquired Feb 2016.