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MazdaMatt · 07-01-2008, 04:08 PM

My tires were brand new, that's why they were fresh off the mounting and balancing machine. When i let all the air out, i can clearly see a convex shape in the tread. These are DOT rated tires, not anything special.

I am glad to hear that you have tested the effects in different conditions and adjust accordingly. I think that is what AAA is afraid that people will NOT do if they just hear that its a good idea and bump up their pressures.

I will try to find some published information that supports OR denies what I've been saying and I'll post it up; better to know than to be correct, afterall. Oh yeah, I also don't like that paper because it only tested to 13k and blindly assumed the results at 80k.

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MazdaMatt Master EcoModder Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: London, Ontario Posts: 1,096 2k2Prot5 - '02 Mazda Protege5 90 day: 33.82 mpg (US) Thanks: 0 Thanked 17 Times in 14 Posts	My tires were brand new, that's why they were fresh off the mounting and balancing machine. When i let all the air out, i can clearly see a convex shape in the tread. These are DOT rated tires, not anything special. I am glad to hear that you have tested the effects in different conditions and adjust accordingly. I think that is what AAA is afraid that people will NOT do if they just hear that its a good idea and bump up their pressures. I will try to find some published information that supports OR denies what I've been saying and I'll post it up; better to know than to be correct, afterall. Oh yeah, I also don't like that paper because it only tested to 13k and blindly assumed the results at 80k.