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Old 03-07-2011, 06:03 PM   #5 (permalink)
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Oh, and using the "chalk method" is unreliable as many tires will have full width footprints regardless of the load and the inflation pressure.
Interesting... it sure seemed to work on my Coupe's tires; came up with about a 5 psi differential front to rear too which makes perfect sense considering the forward weight bias.
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