Why so many blowouts?
I see a lot of posts on this site about blowouts... Is it due to extreme heat? Exposure to sun? Speed? Low tire pressure? A combination? The majority of posts seem to be from southern areas where i...
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There is a reason why pressure monitoring system become mandatory on US sold cars quite few years ago.
Recommend pressure is always a balance between riding comfort, tread wear and rolling resistance (fuel consumption).
Could you handle the discomfort, the max psi allowed is the best for 2 other parameters. Radial tires will not change the shape with high inflation.
I had 2 blow ups on my vehicles and several more on equipment trailer.
When I blame vehicle blow ups to aging rubber, the low ride trailer had tire size where good quality tires are not available.
Cheap tires with heavy load don't need much.
Recommend pressure is always a balance between riding comfort, tread wear and rolling resistance (fuel consumption).
Could you handle the discomfort, the max psi allowed is the best for 2 other parameters. Radial tires will not change the shape with high inflation.
I had 2 blow ups on my vehicles and several more on equipment trailer.
When I blame vehicle blow ups to aging rubber, the low ride trailer had tire size where good quality tires are not available.
Cheap tires with heavy load don't need much.
