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Old 09-23-2012, 11:58 PM   #27 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by TooMuchGlass View Post
I'm beginning to be swayed. . . I was originally sold on pumping these things up to 51 and riding off into the sun, however, I'm having second thoughts. Given that these are "low profile" tires on a 4,000 lb luxury car, I'm hesitating to pump it up much about 40. It definitely seems like using regular compressed air is preferable to pure nitrogen, but 40 psi is quickly becoming my absolute (and admittedly somewhat arbitrary) max.

Am I just being a chicken?
If your ride quality sucks then maybe it's worth losing a little fuel economy for a less jarring ride. Afterall, there are diminishing returns with higher pressures.
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