AnswerID: 548 Submitted: Monday, May 28, 2001 at 00:00
Peter Gordon
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An expert tyre fitter gave me some advise a while back. He said that the correct pressure for any tire
on the road is
cold pressure + 4-5psi (dont ask me to metricate that) after 1 hours running. It doesnt matter if you are on highway bitumen or dirt road. You just need to take some time and a lot of readings to form your own pattern. If for example your tyre pressure
cold is 32psi front and rear and after 1 hour running on the highway pressures rise to 39psi front, 41psi rear, increase
cold pressure to 35psi in the front, 37psi in the rear and repeat the check. This is tedious and time consuming but it will give you a range of tyre pressures for different conditions, road surfaces load carrying capacity, variations between front and rear
tyres and the best handling, fuel economy and tyre life possible. Hope this helps, cheers Peter. ps let me know how you go
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