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Peryn · 11-04-2003, 10:37 AM

It seems a lot of new cars these days are coming with high pressure tires. I have seen a few 50psi max tires, and several 40-45 max tires. If it was designed for 47 psi... leave it their. Lowering it less than designed will make them wear fast, decrease gas mileage, and make your handling worse. Also, if they are like 35psi tires then they are overinflated. This leads to bad tire wear and sloppy handling also, as well as the car tending to wander. I dont know your car or tires, but if they are standard 35psi recomended, then i would drop the fronts to 37 or so and the backs to 34ish. Their is a lot more weight and force on the front tires on a FWD car, so youll want your front ones a tad higher than the rears.

11-04-2003, 10:37 AM	#4 (permalink)
Peryn Junkie Location: San Diego, CA.	It seems a lot of new cars these days are coming with high pressure tires. I have seen a few 50psi max tires, and several 40-45 max tires. If it was designed for 47 psi... leave it their. Lowering it less than designed will make them wear fast, decrease gas mileage, and make your handling worse. Also, if they are like 35psi tires then they are overinflated. This leads to bad tire wear and sloppy handling also, as well as the car tending to wander. I dont know your car or tires, but if they are standard 35psi recomended, then i would drop the fronts to 37 or so and the backs to 34ish. Their is a lot more weight and force on the front tires on a FWD car, so youll want your front ones a tad higher than the rears. __________________ Dont cry kid, It's not your fault you suck.