Todd Mullins wrote:
> Yes, Kai's right. Optimum tire PSI depends not on the particular tire,
> but on the overall weight and weight distribution of the car. The idea
> is to keep the tire's contact patch consistent. Too little or too much
> air distorts the tire's contact patch, thereby reducing it.
Be careful though, if you are using radial tires on a
car who specified tire pressures for bias ply.
Without going out on a limb to say in which direction this
affects tire pressure, suffice to say it throws the original
spec out the window.
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