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Old Oct 26, 2002 | 10:27 AM
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Tire Pressure

HEY GUTS WAS JUST WONDERING WHAT THE BEST PSI. WAS FOR 235\60\15 TIRES?

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Old Oct 26, 2002 | 11:10 AM
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best for what? i usually run the max manufacurer preasure, or a hair more on the street
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Old Oct 26, 2002 | 11:11 AM
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Experiment and see. Most of the ones I've had work best with 34-35 front and 23-33 rear.

And please lose the all-caps; it's extremely difficult to read, very rude to those whom you expect to heplp you out, and makes it unlikely that anyone is going to try to bother to slog through all that to figure out what you're saying. There are no excuses ("It's easier", "I only type with one hand", etc.) that make it OK.
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Old Oct 26, 2002 | 11:51 AM
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Or if it's the stock size for the tire, look on the inside of the door. GM puts what they think is the best pressure.
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Old Oct 26, 2002 | 12:13 PM
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i always run the max tire pressure stated on the tire its self. It makes the car handle much better and just feel tighter.
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Old Oct 27, 2002 | 07:59 AM
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My tires are similar in size (215/65 16") and I find that I get the most tread contact with the street at about 38 psi. My door sticker says to use 30. The tire mfgr says using 40 psi is too high but 38 is ok. I tried using the max pressure listed on the sidewall (44 psi) once but my tires began to wear more in the center than at the edges.
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