Falken 452 tires ? bubble inside of tire
... 6 sets of fronts and 4 in the rear since Oct 2008. Matter fact I have 2 bubbles in my rear right now. No longer my ideal tire to stretch. Nankang and Proxes appear to hold up better
12-03-09, 02:59 PM
#18
more psi = stiffer ride. the reason why you should run higher psi is so that when you hit a pothole, the chances of bending the inner barrel is reduced (especially with excessive negative camber).
running 45-50psi is a bit excessive unless you drive conservatively (not going past 80mph, not doing burn-outs, etc). as your tires warm up cold psi will be on average 2-3psi higher, and even sometimes 5psi. Most tires are designed for 50psi max, but then every tire is different and some of them actually have a higher psi capacity. sometimes people kill their tires by over-inflation, thinking that stretched tires require a ridiculous amount of tire pressure.
i run 225/35/19 on a 9 and 235/35/19 on a 10. I run 38psi front and 40psi rear and i drive very conservatively in terms of road surface. from what i have seen, psi has no positive correlation with bubbling of the sidewall unless it is seriously under-inflated (below 25psi).
oh and fk452s are POS. don't even think about getting them if you want to stretch them.
running 45-50psi is a bit excessive unless you drive conservatively (not going past 80mph, not doing burn-outs, etc). as your tires warm up cold psi will be on average 2-3psi higher, and even sometimes 5psi. Most tires are designed for 50psi max, but then every tire is different and some of them actually have a higher psi capacity. sometimes people kill their tires by over-inflation, thinking that stretched tires require a ridiculous amount of tire pressure.
i run 225/35/19 on a 9 and 235/35/19 on a 10. I run 38psi front and 40psi rear and i drive very conservatively in terms of road surface. from what i have seen, psi has no positive correlation with bubbling of the sidewall unless it is seriously under-inflated (below 25psi).
oh and fk452s are POS. don't even think about getting them if you want to stretch them.
Last edited by ElitistK; 12-03-09 at 03:10 PM.
12-03-09, 03:30 PM
#19
more psi = stiffer ride. the reason why you should run higher psi is so that when you hit a pothole, the chances of bending the inner barrel is reduced (especially with excessive negative camber).
running 45-50psi is a bit excessive unless you drive conservatively (not going past 80mph, not doing burn-outs, etc). as your tires warm up cold psi will be on average 2-3psi higher, and even sometimes 5psi. Most tires are designed for 50psi max, but then every tire is different and some of them actually have a higher psi capacity. sometimes people kill their tires by over-inflation, thinking that stretched tires require a ridiculous amount of tire pressure.
i run 225/35/19 on a 9 and 235/35/19 on a 10. I run 38psi front and 40psi rear and i drive very conservatively in terms of road surface. from what i have seen, psi has no positive correlation with bubbling of the sidewall unless it is seriously under-inflated (below 25psi).
oh and fk452s are POS. don't even think about getting them if you want to stretch them.
running 45-50psi is a bit excessive unless you drive conservatively (not going past 80mph, not doing burn-outs, etc). as your tires warm up cold psi will be on average 2-3psi higher, and even sometimes 5psi. Most tires are designed for 50psi max, but then every tire is different and some of them actually have a higher psi capacity. sometimes people kill their tires by over-inflation, thinking that stretched tires require a ridiculous amount of tire pressure.
i run 225/35/19 on a 9 and 235/35/19 on a 10. I run 38psi front and 40psi rear and i drive very conservatively in terms of road surface. from what i have seen, psi has no positive correlation with bubbling of the sidewall unless it is seriously under-inflated (below 25psi).
oh and fk452s are POS. don't even think about getting them if you want to stretch them.
So what psi do you run?
What is safe?
What climate r you in?
Like ElitistK stated the psi is going to increase with driving and heat. Tire pressures should still be checked cold and I would agree that a 38 to 40ish is a great psi to run on any low profile tire. Maintaining this is key for tire longevity, whether or not it also keeps the "bubbles" away would be in the least, hard to prove for sure.
by the way I run a 235/30/20 on a 9, and a 255/35/20 on a 10
and they're 452's.........no probs yet.....
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