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Stupid tire store conversation about air pressure Mike Rosenberg 09-02-2006
Posted by Bill on September 5, 2006, 7:54 pm
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> Ok Mark, get in here....you got some splainin' to do. How can a car be
> rated to have tires that are inflated to some certain pressure? And if
> they are, do you really think the car itself will be raised some amout
> that will raise air resistance enough to offset mileage?

I'm going to get my pressure gauge and my feeler gauge and check this out.
I'm thinking the car will be raised less than .001 inches.



Posted by Mike Rosenberg on September 6, 2006, 5:10 pm
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> Sorry Mike, I
> really thought his post was for humor and that that was obvious because it
> was so far fetched, so I got defensive when I made what I thought was an
> ovious observation, that he was kidding.

Don't worry about it, I could tell something else was up.

What got me about about his post was that I've seen him posting here
many times before, so I thought that surely he'd seen the tire pressure
discussion numerous times before, yet he sounded like it was brand new
to him, but the thing that _really_ got me was when he told me he was
sure about what the guy at the tire store really meant.

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Posted by Bill on September 6, 2006, 5:35 pm
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I got a kick out of your musings.



Posted by Mike Rosenberg on September 6, 2006, 5:39 pm
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> I got a kick out of your musings.

Thanks!

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Posted by Bob Wilson on September 6, 2006, 8:37 am
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> I said okay and drove off, then of
> course inflated them to 42 front/40 rear on my own as I'm accustomed to
> doing anyway since the Toyota dealership never gets it right.

I found a low rolling resistance tires in the Toyota parts department
for $45 and decided to let the shop mount the tires. I have 40 psi
pressure sensor caps and also asked to have them inflated to 42/40.

When I picked up the car, all of the pressure caps were green and though
they'd ignored the balancing paint marks, there was no obvious balance
problem. Then Sunday, I checked the tires and discovered they'd inflated
the tires to just 37 psi, the minimum that shows green on the pressure
sensor caps!

Yes, I'm going to buy 50 psi pressure caps now.

Since my tires are rated at a maximum 51 psi, I'm running 50/48 and they
are fantastic. They are quieter than the "Mastercrafts" with worn edges
(I'd bought a used car that had 32 psi in the tires.) It handles great
and the ride is perfect . . . precise and efficient.

Bob Wilson

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