Thanks for the feedback, Rick. I doubt that raising your PSI by ten percent is much of a risk. I'll probably be bringing my levels down closer to yours as I monitor the situation.

Off-Topic: I'd love to move to Tucson. The last few times I was there, it appeared to be a pretty little town. But it was also 100 degrees at noon in May. I don't think I could make it through the heat. Am I missing something? How do Tucson-ians do it?

 

With the advent of air conditioners, anyone can live in tbe desert Yes we have 3 seasons here, warm, hot, and hell. But people adapt and tbe city is growing exponentially with large housing projects springing up everwhere. The issue with Tucson right now is that their road systems are 30 years behind. I think the mindset was if we don't build roads nobody will come. They got a rude awakening! Also, water could be a concern in another 10 - 15+ yrs from now.

 

Thanks, Rick. What's happening in Tucson is happening in Colorado Springs, and Ogden, and Rio Rancho, and many other cities. It's beginning to feel like this county is filly cooked, and there's nowhere left to go.

 

These pictures are of the left front tire. Yesterday, I filled it to 40 psi, but today it read 43 psi because it was in the sun. You can see that even at that pressure, the tire looks a little under-inflated, which is interesting.

 

Apples to pear's over here, but on a 1990 Eagle Talon TSi I had, I ran 42psi in the front and ignored what the door said as this helped prevent the tire from rolling over under hard cornering. That car was fairly front weight biased compared to some, and 2900lb on the nose when I sold it (stock was 3100 I believe) These things aren't nearly as heavy, as I understand it they're around 2500lb give or take depending on transmissions and trims. There's no way you "need" more air pressure than that when the tires on the Talon were also 235's. A more narrow tire with less weight on it shouldn't need the same or more air pressure. I'd say over 40 you're probably starting to over do it and may start to notice tread in the middle of the tire wear before the outer edges depending on how you drive it.

 

Have to say, they look perfectly fine to me. So did your earlier pictures in the thread. I have a pretty good "eye-crometer" for low tires (I can generally guess within 4-5 psi) and these are not low tires.

Are you expecting that only a tiny finger-width sliver of tire is going to touch the ground? That's just not realistic.

As someone else said above, different tires with different sidewall stiffness are going to look slightly different. if you're running the recommended pressure (or now well above) what do you care how the tires look?

 

@MeanMan Thanks, Mean.

@Drew21 I do not know. I'm not an expert. I suppose what matters is contact patch, sidewall flexing, heat. That sort of thing.