The official "my Yaris handles bad on the highway/with crosswinds" thread

[blacksan]

Originally Posted by grampi

Not true. As long as you stay under the max pressure listed on the sidewall, you'll suffer no ill-effects (with the exception of a stiffer ride, of course). Tires are made to hold their shape up to the max pressure regardless of vehicle weight. According to every tire expert I've talked to, running with the pressure listed on the driver's door plus 5 PSI is optimum for traction, handling, max tread life, and lowest road noise. The only benefit to running right at the recommended pressure is a smoother ride, but then everything else suffers.

http://www.thedieselstop.com/content...re%20Inflation

[nsmitchell]

Originally Posted by blacksan

http://www.thedieselstop.com/contents/getitems.php3?Proper%20Tire%20Inflation

Great article!

[blacksan]

Originally Posted by nsmitchell

Great article!

I didn't want to argue the fact, but I grew up in the heavy industry business and often pilot a vehicle up to and beyond 80K GVW. If I followed some of the advice given here I would have blown tires and killed myself, and or other innocent folks on the road.

[deebrown]

Originally Posted by blacksan

http://www.thedieselstop.com/content...re%20Inflation

no offense, but "the diesel stop" website looks pretty cheesy - like it was put together by some guy with Frontpage in his basement. Plus, and more importantly, the person who wrote the article doesn't list outside sources or detailed studies - seems like he's pretty much just giving his opinion...

[nsmitchell]

Originally Posted by deebrown

no offense, but "the diesel stop" website looks pretty cheesy - like it was put together by some guy with Frontpage in his basement. Plus, and more importantly, the person who wrote the article doesn't list outside sources or detailed studies - seems like he's pretty much just giving his opinion...

He does seem like he's giving just his knowledge, but it also jives with my understanding as well. My brother, who was a mechanic for 20+ years explained this stuff to me more than once. The chalk test is a surefire method to make sure your tires are correctly inflated. You can't really argue with his article. His website may look cheesy because this guy may primarily be a mechanic or an engineer.

[blacksan]

Originally Posted by nsmitchell

He does seem like he's giving just his knowledge, but it also jives with my understanding as well. My brother, who was a mechanic for 20+ years explained this stuff to me more than once. The chalk test is a surefire method to make sure your tires are correctly inflated. You can't really argue with his article. His website may look cheesy because this guy may primarily be a mechanic or an engineer.

+1 I have an engineering background and the article does a real good job of explaining things in a layman's terms. If he would have presented his thesis then no one would have been interested in reading it. I still get a kick out of folks that want to argue away things that they themselves are noy really shore about.

BTW, Have you ever been to the Harbour Freight store? I want to slip down there sometime soon and pick up a floor jack.

[nsmitchell]

Originally Posted by blacksan

+1 I have an engineering background and the article does a real good job of explaining things in a layman's terms. If he would have presented his thesis then no one would have been interested in reading it. I still get a kick out of folks that want to argue away things that they themselves are noy really shore about.

BTW, Have you ever been to the Harbour Freight store? I want to slip down there sometime soon and pick up a floor jack.

I will pick mine up at Costco. I've seen them about every time I visit. It's a lot closer to me. Right now I'm still licking my wounds after that speeding ticket. I have a very heavy Craftsman jack right now so no rush, and it gives me a good workout too.