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Originally Posted by Frank Lee
I think the question "what tire takes high psi the best" will only draw anecdotal responses, since such a thing to my knowledge hasn't been subject to any controlled testing.
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I was really hoping for somekind of controlled testing, as it is true many tires perform better and wear evenly at higher pressures of say 44 psi.
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Originally Posted by Frank Lee
P.P.S. So basically you want to know the lowest r.r. tire. It's a hard question to answer, what with the lack of data and all. There are two more things I consider for this: OEM tires are probably better than aftermarket tires. I read about that somewhere. So what could be better than an OEM Prius tire? Also, worn tires have lower r.r. than newer tires- less rubber flexing > less hysteresis. What could be better than worn OEM Prius tires??? In fact I scored a set of worn OEM Prius tires but since my most-used vehicles are all set with decent shoes I haven't had them mounted yet.
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Well just according to tire rack reviews, oem tires arent that great. Which isnt surprising, but continental procontacts and michelin premier a/s seem to be what people like the most, and I drive a civic hybrid.
As it stands, I think AA grade is a must for higher pressures, and so far just based off of my research, the continental purecontacts seem to be the one. The Truecontacts seem to have high user ratings, but has a temp grade of B, and only suggest 44psi max.
https://www.tirerack.com/tires/tires...lus+Technology
High ratings, but only 44 psi.
https://www.tirerack.com/tires/tires...el=TrueContact
Not as high ratings, but 51 psi.
There are others rated at 51, but these seem to take the cake in reviews.