Lex01_430 Posted June 23, 2005 Share Posted June 23, 2005 I have 19" rims with BFG tires. The max is 50psi. Is this what I should try to keep it at? I dropped my car a little and have staggered rims so I want to keep the maintenance on the tires so I dont have to replace them every 6 months. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TurboGS300 Posted June 23, 2005 Share Posted June 23, 2005 NO!! Probably somewhere around 36-40lbs is what you want. The more PSI the harder the ride. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NJLexusGS Posted June 23, 2005 Share Posted June 23, 2005 I keep my 20s at around 30 PSI (28 psi - 32 psi ). Try not to put in more than 40 psi. You will feel the difference. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lex01_430 Posted June 25, 2005 Author Share Posted June 25, 2005 what about the tire wear? wont the low psi kill the life. and at that psi i might be riding on the sidewalls... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dbgs400 Posted June 27, 2005 Share Posted June 27, 2005 lex01 Well in my opinion it could be set based on your driving requirements, I see you live in Hawaii and have both good and bad roads in places, is your car a daily driver or weekend warrior. You can change it's handling feel with tire pressure. So if your looking for a cushy ride ( which I suspect your not with 19"s proabably 245/35 front and a 275or 285/30 rear ) stay in the 32-34 range for front and rear this will give you a fair ride and help keep big pot holes from getting to your rim edge, if you want to play with it take the fronts up in the 40-46 range and see how you like the improved inital turn in response, yeah the rides degraded a bit but hey lifes full of trade offs, then take the rears up to say 2 to 3 lbs above and below and see what you think of the feel on your favorite stretch of road. Above should give you a good inital feel but the higher you go the more looser or overstreer feel you'll get same thing if you go too far down.. I run 18x8.5F 9.5R with Michelin Pilot Sport ps2's 245/40 275/35 and run 46/42 F/R but it's more the weekend warrior and not my daily driver. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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