MAX pressure of 44psi.....?
Aug 4, 2003, 04:30 PM
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i believe so but when i picked up my car, it has 52 psi and i had been driving 52 psi's for over a month and 3700 miles!!!!! my tires looked messed up and i'll probably complain to the dealers and see what they can do.
Aug 4, 2003, 08:28 PM
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everyone says hi-po this and hi-po that. i dont believe this is too much of a hi-po car. Mitsubishi always says that this is a hi-po car. This is an AWD family car is my opinion 
but I dont think a pregnant lady can sit inside without getting a miscarriage.
but I dont think a pregnant lady can sit inside without getting a miscarriage.
Aug 5, 2003, 04:59 AM
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hi-po or not, why didn't you just let the air out? If you have the capacity to check the pressure then you must have the ability to release some pressure. I can tell you that 44psi HOT feels like a$$ on a track. It felt much better in the low 30's.
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Aug 5, 2003, 07:05 AM
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Remember that for every 10 degrees of ambient temperature, your tires will increase or decrease in pressure (depending on if the tires are cooling or warming up) by one pound. It is best to check the pressure in the morning when it is cool outside, drive the car to work, then check again to see how much it increased at operating temperature. This is why it is important to not inflate your tire to max psi (44lbs in your case) when cold because the tire will then be over inflated when brought up to temperature. This can cause problems. If your tires are overinflated by 6 psi, they could be damaged more easily when running over potholes or debris in the road. Higher inflated tires cannot isolate road irregularities well causing them to ride harsher. However, higher inflation pressures usually provide an improvement in steering response and cornering stability up to a point. This is why participants who use street tires in autocrosses, track events and road races, run higher than normal inflation pressures. Of coarse this would not be recommended for everyday driving. It is also good to check the inflation pressure at a bare minimum once a month as tires lose one pound of pressure naturally per month.
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Aug 5, 2003, 08:29 PM
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yeah i let the air out. do u guys feel the road pulls on ur wheels during driving in bumpy roads?? It happens to my rx300's wheels as well. it pulls me to whatever the road slants to...a lot. I'm using 255/55/18 tires on my rx
Aug 6, 2003, 08:53 AM
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Originally posted by anton670609
How about the pressure for low profile tires, Neal?
I got 205/40-17.
How about the pressure for low profile tires, Neal?
I got 205/40-17.
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Originally posted by TRDHarrier
i believe so but when i picked up my car, it has 52 psi and i had been driving 52 psi's for over a month and 3700 miles!!!!! my tires looked messed up and i'll probably complain to the dealers and see what they can do.
i believe so but when i picked up my car, it has 52 psi and i had been driving 52 psi's for over a month and 3700 miles!!!!! my tires looked messed up and i'll probably complain to the dealers and see what they can do.