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Old 17-Jun-2005, 04:46 PM
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upsized wheels - psi for tires?

What PSI should my tires be with 16" rims?

anyone know where I can look into this?

i have an ek coupe
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Old 17-Jun-2005, 07:58 PM
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I run them in the 36 psi range +/- a couple of psi depending on driving conditions. tires are Parada Spec 2 205/45/16
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Old 17-Jun-2005, 08:35 PM
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38psi on 195/60/14
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Old 17-Jun-2005, 10:16 PM
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why u put 38 psi on 195/60/14? your tires are going to wear more in the middle if u do that. I assume u have low profile Bruce Lee. what is the max tire pressure say on your tires?? It should say on the sidewall. like 51 or 44 or something? If u have low profile i'd normally put them at like 35 psi all around. In the summer u can actually put them lower because the tires heat up very easily because of the weather. In the winter put it higher because heat expands in the summer and not in the winter. If it says like 44psi max put like 35psi i would. If it says 51psi max putting 38psi is ok. If it says 35psi max then put 32psi for sure. It all depends what u use it for. If u put a lot of heavy stuff in the trunk then put more psi. Actually 1 or 2 psi won't affect anything.

I've seen your other post that u can answer all other ppl's question, but not this 1 rite? j/k haha.
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Old 18-Jun-2005, 10:17 AM
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i can answer everyone's questions... i never said i would be correct... nor did i say i knew everything.



yeah, i got 205/45/16.

50psi is the max.. yeah.. i guess 35 psi is the winner. I got a flat last night too. The one night I volunteered to drive to a club cause I got too drunk Thursday night.

Must be a sign. I should have made someone else drive so that I could have got drunk.

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Old 18-Jun-2005, 02:40 PM
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LMAO you go by the tire you go by your vehicle tire pressure and if your really confused go to a professional ie. dealer ship or new / used tire dealer

i work at dealer and thats my biggest pet pieve , when people tell me well it looked low , so just cause it looks low doesn't mean it is . i had a guy last week come in and his tires are supposed to be at 35psi and he had them at 75psi

i wanted to ream him out so bad but at the same time i wanted to keep my job

but yeah check a dealer or something they wont charge you
its safety

good luck with your tires
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Tire pressure is Tire pressure.

35 psi for you ride, means that its 35 no matter what the size.

if you have a larger wheel and a lower profile tire, you will have less air mass in the tire than in a higher profile tire in a smaller wheel size.
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