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WoodIsGood
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Sep 13, 2017

Tire pressure (temperature) increase while driving

What is considered an excessive temperature for tires? If I set my tire pressure to 5psi higher than the manufacturer's recommendation, when driving 65mph on a hot day (100+*) the pressure of the rea...
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tropical36
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Oct 30, 2017
rgatijnet1 wrote:
The real danger with OVER-inflation is that the design footprint of the tire will be smaller and this can dangerously affect your braking and traction on dry or wet pavement.

This is very true, as well, but it would take some over inflation and like a lot of it.

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