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Old 09-18-2008, 04:37 PM   #20 (permalink)
jazzie604
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grocery getter - '03 Mitsu Evolution
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Originally Posted by TrikeKid View Post
There is a reason you don't see people at the drag strip running 35 pounds of air in their drive tires. Same in off road situations, or snow.
Keep in mind the difference between specialty tires and real "street" tires. you run 12 psi in a rock crawler, 15 psi in a drag slick, 20psi in a drag radial, but 28-35 in a street tire to keep the sidewalls from flexing and effecting the contact patch.
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