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Tires
Advantages of Correct Tire InflationMaintaining correct tire inflation pressure helps optimize tire performance and fuel economy. Correct tire inflation pressure allows drivers to experience tire comfort, durability and performance designed to match the needs of their vehicles. Tire deflection...
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Tires
A tire's most important job is to carry the load required of it, and the load range/ply rating branded on the tire's sidewall indicates how much load the tire is designed to carry (at a specific pressure). Whenever changing tire sizes or from one tire type to another, it's important to ensure...
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Driving at high speeds certainly helps make a trip go faster; just ask any driver who has gone "flat out" on the German Autobahn. However, with the exception of events like the Silver State Classic's Open Road Rally or a driver's school on a racetrack, it's difficult to find a place that allows...
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Significant changes in altitude affects tire pressures when traveling from one elevation to another. Fortunately, this influence is relatively small and can be easily accommodated. Atmospheric pressure is the force exerted on objects by the weight of the air molecules above them. While air...
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Tires
The table below suggests tire inflation pressures for competitive driving. Tires should be reset to normal inflation pressures when returned to the street. These recommendations should be used as a starting point. Pressure can be adjusted to match the driver's preferences. Adjust pressure in 2...
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Installation |
Tires
One of a tire's primary tasks is to carry the weight of the vehicle. But anyone who's ever had a flat tire knows that the tire doesn't really carry the load...the inflation pressure inside it does! Using the correct inflation pressureinflation pressure not only provides the appropriate load...
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Tires
Maximum Inflation PressureA tire's maximum inflation pressure is the highest "cold" inflation pressure that the tire is designed to contain. However the tire's maximum inflation pressure should only be used when called for on the vehicle's tire placard or in the vehicle's owners manual. It is...
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Tires
Several vehicle manufacturer's owner's manuals recommend operating winter tires winter tires several psi (typically 3-5) higher than their recommended pressures for summer and all-season tires. While none of them actually provide the reason why, there are several scenarios that would support...
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Tires
Your tires support the weight of your vehicle, right? Well they don't! It's the air pressure inside them that actually supports the weight. Maintaining sufficient air pressure is required if your tires are to provide all of the handling, traction and durability of which they are capable....
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Tires
Recommended High Speed Pressure & Load Capacity Adjustments
For Y-Speed Rated Tires
VehicleTop Speed
Required TirePressure Increase
Tire Load Capacity% of Branded Maximum
Y-Speed Rated Tire35 psi O.E. Example
mph
km/h
psi
bar
% of value branded on...
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Recommended High Speed Pressure & Load Capacity Adjustments
For W-Speed Rated Tires
VehicleTop Speed
Required TirePressure Increase
Tire Load Capacity% of Branded Maximum
W-Speed Rated Tire35 psi O.E. Example
mph
km/h
psi
bar
% of value branded on...
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Recommended High Speed Pressure & Load Capacity Adjustments
For Z-Speed Rated Tires(tire manufacturer must confirm speed capability beyond 149 mph)
VehicleTop Speed
Required TirePressure Increase
Tire Load Capacity% of Branded Maximum
Z-Speed Rated Tire35 psi O.E....
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