Posted on 07/07/2019 4:55:00 AM PDT by Jonnydanny
Should I increase the front tire pressure more than the rear (front wheel drive) above the recommended pressure to support the weight of the engine?
Sounds good to me.
Tier pressure should be on the door jam of the driver’s side door.
Generally: no.
Just follow manufacturer’s recommendations, which usually calls for the same pressure front and rear.
Um, no.
Get a piece of sidewalk chalk.
Get your car on a flat, straight section of road in your neighborhood or a very large parking lot. Do this with tires cold (not driven on), morning is best.
Make a wide stripe ACROSS the tread (side to side) of each tire, but even a 1/4” stripe will do.
Drive your car STRAIGHT ahead, no turning of the wheel for fifty to 100 feet.
Stop the car, look at each chalk stripe.
IF the tire pressures are correct FOR YOUR CAR (not manufacturer’s recommended TP as these are always ridiculously low), the stripes will have worn evenly across the tire.
If TP is HIGH, center(s) will be worn/obliterated.
If TP is LOW, outsides will be worn.
Adjust TP accordingly.
Simple. EZPZ.
It depends on the calibration of the Finnigan Pin.
I’ve been through 8 sets of tires on my FR-S and spent a fair amount of time in Ft86club.com discussing tires and tire pressure.
The short answer for those not racing is to simply follow the tire pressure guidelines printed on the door frame of your car, regardless of the car you drive or the tires you are using.
The long answer is available through an internet search.
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No. The manufacturer has already accounted for that. The striker plate on the driver’s door should show you recommended air pressure. It is unlikely you know more than they do, especially for normal driving. If you drive outside the normal envelope (off road, heavier loads, whathaveyou) consult people whose opinion you trust.
Neat trick
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Of course you should. Auto manufacturers often forget that they installed an engine in the car and the recommended tire pressures are for cars without engines.
Follow either what vehicle recommends or the writing on the side wall of the tire for the info.
Usually, vehicles are balanced pressure throughout, even with front wheel drive
The headlight fluid level is critical as well.
Are you saying that he can’t trust the opinions of those here? (just funnin ya)
Buy a high quality brand of tire of the type you prefer such as all season, have the car serviced at regular intervals usually 5,000 miles or so by a reputable shop - usually the shop is the dealer for your car make.
The tires your car comes with when brand new are usually not high quality like Michelin and others and will wear out after 25-30,000 miles. Get tires rated for over 80,000 miles
Forget about tire pressures and just drive.
Dittoes on the welcome. I wonder if he has a blog?
No, just inflate to the pressures indicated on the sticker on the doorjamb. If you’re racing, disregard as you already know what you’re doing, but I bet you’re not racing. ;)
I start at about 4.5 pounds on a drag car and adjust for the best 60 ft times.
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There was a vehicle, for which the differential between the front and rear tires was an ESSENTIAL part of the engineering, yet many people failed to heed the warnings.
The Chevrolet Corvair, a rear-engined vehicle from the early and middle 1960’s (and a classic in its own right), in which the recommendations were for the pressure in the FRONT tires was to be ab about 4 PSI less than the rear tires, so the front wheels would “stick” more while rounding a curve. But with the tires pumped up to the same pressure, there was a tendency to continue to plow straight ahead with the front wheels slewing, and resulted in either an overturn or just shooting straight off the side of the road. Ralph Nader seized upon this unusual road behavior, and denounced the Corvair as “Unsafe at Any Speed”, a screed meant to attack GM on every level, and led to the early discontinuance of the production of the Corvair.
“Safety” experts are such rectal orifices at times.
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