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01-24-2009, 12:59 PM | #1 |
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Higher Tire Pressure
Reading around the forums, some say that higher tire pressure increases mileage and thread life, but makes for a bumpy ride. I have a few questions about higher tire pressures.
1. I just bought my car last summer: Would increasing the pressure beyond the recommend 32psi void my tire warranty? 2. Is the ride REALLY more bumpy? 3. Would it increase the chances of a blowout if I went through some heavy pot holes? (Lots of pot holes on my drive to work, sometimes I hit them constantly at night when it's harder to see them.) 4. Any pictures of really high tire pressures? I seem to have a fear of filling it up too high because of the story my friend told me: He noticed his tire was low, so he went to the pump to fill up. I guess he overfilled, because last thing he knew, he heard a loud pop before going deaf for a few minutes, while laying on the ground dazed out. |
01-24-2009, 01:33 PM | #2 |
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YARIS has 32 p.s.i. stated on the tag that's located on the drivers side of the I-pillar frame on the body of car . 34 > 35 p.s.i. seems to be good for ride with us . Results may vary .
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01-24-2009, 02:19 PM | #3 |
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I rock max.
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01-24-2009, 03:45 PM | #4 |
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Overinflate and your car will bounce all over the road and handle like shit!
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01-24-2009, 04:28 PM | #5 |
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I put mine (205/45-16) at 42psi or so. I find this improves handling in the dry and gives me MARGINALLY better bite in the snow. this is with Toyo Proxes4 tires, adn I would have to re-experiment with any other tire, as they all behave differntly. My preferred pressure and yours will be different due to tires. driving style (or lack thereof) and maybe even local road surfaces.
I find lower pressures give the car a "slushy" feeling in corners, but improve braking response (the patch's aspect ratio changes as well as its area) YMMV |
01-24-2009, 04:51 PM | #6 |
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I dont get the logic of pumping up the tires beyond specs to save a few pennies at the pump then wasting a whole bunch of money on Toyo Proxes4 ultra high performance tires when tires at half the price would serve transportation needs adequately.
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01-24-2009, 05:29 PM | #8 |
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With that logic, you might as well rock the cheapest tires possible.
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But then the sidewalls deflect and the cornering suffers. I have my test corners locally, not to mention the commute, and the 42psi gives the best cornering for me/the roads/tires/etc. I kid you not!
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01-24-2009, 08:23 PM | #13 |
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Solution: Lower pro!
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so which do you use - the tires recommended max air pressure or the vehicles? i've been looking into some dunlop sp20fe's which are built specifically for low rolling resistance and have a max cold air pressure of 51. they are made for applications such as the civic hybrid and prius(vehicles of similar weight as our yaris). if i need to go in between, i may as well just buy some cheaper all-seasons.
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01-25-2009, 04:07 AM | #16 |
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I actually use the allowed variance in recommended tire pressures to alter the handling characteristics of the car. Try varying front and rear pressures by a difference of 5-10psi.
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01-25-2009, 04:51 AM | #17 |
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Cars going to handle slightly better with extreme cornering since less sidewall flex. But your stopping distance is going to be decreased since your more liekly to end up in a skid situation in any panic stop since you have less tire to road surface area. Which is why you get a slight bump in fuel economy since your reducing your roling ristance. Also your car becomes really fidgety. Slight bump steer occus at high speeds and ride is ridged. And potholes hurt.
Its not really worth it. Especially with gas prices down. I would try it for a week you probally will switch back to your regular air pressure. Just dont exceed 40psi or you will start to go past the load bearing range.
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You're going to have two different PSI readings. One for warm tires, and another for cold tires. Unless you're using nitrogen, of course.
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