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Old Jun 22, 2004 | 10:04 PM
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Yes I did a search....

I just spent 500 bucks on some nice tires for my teg, and now i want to keep them lasting as long as possible...

They are Bridgestone Potenza RE950's, they are the stock size of 195-60-14...

Now the tire place filled them up to 35PSI which was way to much i know, there stupid, there is 2 tread blocks and at this PSI only the inner tread block was coming in contact with the ground...

But I need to know what pressure i should have these at (cold) to get the best wear, while not harming preformance to bad, especially in wet weather cuz i know that underinflating can hurt the hyrdo-resistance...

The door sticker tells me 28PSI, and i took them down to that and they look way to low, like the sidewalls would be scraping during a turn low...so i didnt even drive them like that, i now have them at 30 PSI and they look ok.

Also the sticker tells me the same PSI from the front and back even though i can SEE that the back tires are not making the same footprint as the front, and i almost never have peope in the back of my car so im thinking i can drop the PSI in the back by 2 or so to compensate and make them wear the same as the fronts...
Im thinkin' 30 in the front and 28 in the back

I dont want to ruin these things...WHAT SHOULD I PUT THEM AT AHHHHHH

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Old Jun 23, 2004 | 06:17 AM
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I have 195/55/15's in kumho 712's, I usually fill them up enough to give a good semi-stiff sidewall, without bowing out the inner most section of the tire. I believe I have 32 in the front, and 26 in the rear. One of the best way's to tell if its the right tire pressure for you though aggressive driving. I messed with my pressure for a while, and saw that the handling and grip change very much with slight changes in tire pressure. Search on this forum or T-I, there is a write up on how to get the best pressure.
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