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Originally Posted by Fat Charlie
Using tires will cause tread separation and blowouts. The amount of air you put into them can affect this in some way. Your vehicle's weight and suspension settings can also affect this. Road conditions and driving style can affect this. Why on Earth would you pick out one of these factors of tire wear and announce that it does not affect the tires?
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We are talking semantics now. "Cause" is a primary factor in failure, where "affect" is merely a contributor. Tires are designed to carry weight up to the load rating AT the sidewall pressure, so how can the claims be made (without failure analysis) that this is "over-inflation" or higher pressure "causes" a failure??
Of course tire pressure can affect handling and grip, and care must be taken to drive within the vehicle's limits. These may vary with inflation pressure
among many other factors. It's interesting how tire pressure is the only variable receiving attention.