PSA: It's winter time, check your tire pressure because it's probably low!

[Toastedlightly]

Can we nominate to confine members to one forum? It is cruel and unusual punishment to take away an addicts source of addiction, so if we can minimize it I won't feel so bad.

 

[Born2bwire]

Can we nominate to confine members to one forum? It is cruel and unusual punishment to take away an addicts source of addiction, so if we can minimize it I won't feel so bad.

Oh come on, this guy's a laugh riot.

The best part is, when he turns 18, he'll look back on all of this and feel ashamed, assuming he undergoes a minimal amount of emotional maturation in the coming 4 years.

 

[waggy]

wow fleabag sometimes its best to just move one. you would think after the last time you got owned (and hard) you would keep quite.


Also if you can't tell the whan a tire is under or over inflated you have not been driving long.

 

[fleabag]

wow fleabag sometimes its best to just move one. you would think after the last time you got owned (and hard) you would keep quite.


Also if you can't tell the whan a tire is under or over inflated you have not been driving long.

So what you're saying is, Tire rack is wrong? Even though people referenced that very company when trying to disprove me?

 

[Toastedlightly]

So what you're saying is, Tire rack is wrong? Even though people referenced that very company when trying to disprove me?

No we are saying you are retarded.

 

[bobsmith1492]

Wow, no love for fleabag! I appreciate the reminder to check my tire pressure.

 

[Rubycon]

Would a tire with an inner tube full of fleas be considered a fleabag?

 

[fleabag]

No we are saying you are retarded.

I reiterated what tire rack said, yet you're saying I'm retarded.... So what you're saying is, Tirerack.com is retarded.. Great. Who is the retard now? Also I think you seem to forget that a tire inflated to 10 psi when it's suppose to be inflated to 30psi and a tire inflated to 29 psi when it's suppose to be inflated to 30psi are both under-inflated. Are you trying to tell me you can visually tell that a tire is under-inflated by 1psi?

http://www.tirerack.com/tires/tiretech/techpage.jsp?techid=1&

 

[PhoKingGuy]

I reiterated what tire rack said, yet you're saying I'm retarded.... So what you're saying is, Tirerack.com is retarded.. Great. Who is the retard now?

you

 

[fleabag]

you

Wow, like that wasn't predictable! Idiot!

 

[Toastedlightly]

I reiterated what tire rack said, yet you're saying I'm retarded.... So what you're saying is, Tirerack.com is retarded.. Great. Who is the retard now? Also I think you seem to forget that a tire inflated to 10 psi when it's suppose to be inflated to 30psi and a tire inflated to 29 psi when it's suppose to be inflated to 30psi are both under-inflated. Are you trying to tell me you can visually tell that a tire is under-inflated by 1psi?

http://www.tirerack.com/tires/tiretech/techpage.jsp?techid=1&

And when a tire is dangerously under inflated it is typically very easy to see. The exception I make is for low profile tires. You seem to think that those of us who work on our cars, modify our cars, and tune our cars are unable to pick up the subtle differences in them visually and in feel? (I am not touting the ability to detect 1psi, but 5 psi is generally easy to spot for me and my tires)

PS: 1 psi does NOT MATTER to the every day driver. It is possible to have a 1psi shift in the pressure due to the temperature difference of the tire between driving on the freeway and being parked. Hell, I bet that is a more significant difference (I don't know the differences in tire temps, so I cannot comment too much on the magnitude of the difference).

Use the formula I put up before to show yourself that a difference of that sort is completely possible.

 

[BassBomb]

i thought we were supposed to inflate to max sidewall, which is it fleabag?

 

[LTC8K6]

He had BANNED under his name just before the board switch.

 

[fleabag]

And when a tire is dangerously under inflated it is typically very easy to see. The exception I make is for low profile tires. You seem to think that those of us who work on our cars, modify our cars, and tune our cars are unable to pick up the subtle differences in them visually and in feel? (I am not touting the ability to detect 1psi, but 5 psi is generally easy to spot for me and my tires)

PS: 1 psi does NOT MATTER to the every day driver. It is possible to have a 1psi shift in the pressure due to the temperature difference of the tire between driving on the freeway and being parked. Hell, I bet that is a more significant difference (I don't know the differences in tire temps, so I cannot comment too much on the magnitude of the difference).

Use the formula I put up before to show yourself that a difference of that sort is completely possible.

1 PSI under does matter especially if the manufacturer specifies 30psi COLD and the tire is 29psi COLD. Going UP in pressure is ok, but going DOWN is the problem here. A lot of newer cars today have low profile tires and so seeing a 5 psi difference is very hard unless you're specifically looking for it or know what to look for which is why that tirerack article says looking at the sidewall and gauging tire pressure it generally stupid (paraphased). Obviously you can tell a dangerously under-inflated tire, the question is, what do you consider dangerous? If you've got tires that are 195/45-17, I'm pretty sure you won't be able to tell they're under inflated until they're 15psi COLD and by then, that is far and beyond what I'd call "dangerous".

 

[Ksyder]

sorry fleabag but its hard to take you seriously after you insist that we all run our tires at max pressure.

 

[sdifox]

Sigh, I still manage to do double poste.

 

[sdifox]

I work at a billion dollar a year manufacturing firm. Oops. Didn't mean to blow your mind.

Where I worked, we used to dole out 15-18B annually.

 

[Toastedlightly]

1 PSI under does matter especially if the manufacturer specifies 30psi COLD and the tire is 29psi COLD. Going UP in pressure is ok, but going DOWN is the problem here. A lot of newer cars today have low profile tires and so seeing a 5 psi difference is very hard unless you're specifically looking for it or know what to look for which is why that tirerack article says looking at the sidewall and gauging tire pressure it generally stupid (paraphased). Obviously you can tell a dangerously under-inflated tire, the question is, what do you consider dangerous? If you've got tires that are 195/45-17, I'm pretty sure you won't be able to tell they're under inflated until they're 15psi COLD and by then, that is far and beyond what I'd call "dangerous".

Once again, 1 PSI under does not mean OMG MY CAR IS GOING TO EXPLODE. Have you checked the gauge you used against a certified source of air pressure? If not, chances are you are off by at least 1 PSI.

You also failed to mention when I specified MY tires. I run 185/45-r14s or something near there. I have enough sidewall to tell when I am 5psi under my recommended/usual pressure.

You can keep wanking it out, but I am going to bed. Please make sure your water wings are properly inflated when you take a bath, I'd hate for you to drown.

 

[fleabag]

i thought we were supposed to inflate to max sidewall, which is it fleabag?

You don't HAVE to, but you HAVE to inflate tires to what the manufacturer recommends. I just suggest sidewall because of the various positives that I pointed out. I wanted to appeal to more people and not have the discussion become about what is considered "over-inflating" and instead get people to AT least inflate to the manufacturer suggestions. There are definitely benefits to inflating to sidewall in cars and trucks, but in cars with very light rear wheel drives (such as unloaded pickups), I can't recommend sidewall pressure for those wheels in those specific instances.

Once again, 1 PSI under does not mean OMG MY CAR IS GOING TO EXPLODE. Have you checked the gauge you used against a certified source of air pressure? If not, chances are you are off by at least 1 PSI.

You also failed to mention when I specified MY tires. I run 185/45-r14s or something near there. I have enough sidewall to tell when I am 5psi under my recommended/usual pressure.

You can keep wanking it out, but I am going to bed. Please make sure your water wings are properly inflated when you take a bath, I'd hate for you to drown.

Again, inflating OVER the manufacturer's suggestion by 2psi is far better than going 1psi UNDER.

 

[Toastedlightly]

Where I worked, we used to dole out 15-18B annually.

Our industry just isn't that large, but we do have manufacturing sites in 4 states and we sell product internationally.

 

[sdifox]

Our industry just isn't that large, but we do have manufacturing sites in 4 states and we sell product internationally.

<--- ex-government worker

from the evil socialist country to your north

 

[Toastedlightly]

<---ex- government worker :biggrin:

Jerk, trying to one-up me! (which you most likely can in every way )

 

[sdifox]

Jerk, trying to one-up me! (which you most likely can in every way )

I figure using the words DOLE OUT would have given you enough hint :biggrin:

 

[LTC8K6]

Again, inflating OVER the manufacturer's suggestion by 2psi is far better than going 1psi UNDER.

Both numbers are almost certainly within the error range of most common air pressure gauges.

 

[sdifox]

Would a tire with an inner tube full of fleas be considered a fleabag?

More like flea tube no? Flea-O-Matic?