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Originally posted by gost
Just curious about what tire pressures you guys run. Factory is 29 front & 36 rear as you all know. I am a bit aggressive and do hit the 120mph+ mark often but don't track the car. With the new Yoko's I want to treat them right as I'm sure pressure is proportional to wear especially on that tire. When I read reviews on it I was puzzled at how many mixed remarks there were on tread life, from 10k or less to 30k. Most had no or very little track time on them. I would imagine that different tires react differently at various pressures. Are Yoko's set differently than Michelins or Kumho's etc?
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I would agree with most of everyone's comments posted. The 245/50's would look fat, but wouldn't handle as well on the 7 inch wide wheels... My Carrera has 6 & 7's x 16 with the 205/55 & 225/50's. Ya just gotta have rim width to fill out the tire for optimum handling! Other important factors include the obvious tire quality, but also lowering the ride height makes a huge difference. I lowered my Carrera about an inch... WOW what a difference!
On my 70T, I'm running 15 x 8 & 9's. 205/50's on the front, and 225/50's on the rear, with spacers.... The wheels on the T really fill out the rubber. This car actually handles better than the Carrera...
Following my mechanic's advice, with the Carrera, I actually run 35lbs in the front, and about 30lbs. in the rear. With the car lowered, I'm able to get longer life out of the tires - usually 18k on the rear's, and about 30k on the front's...
As a general rule, you can usually expect about twice the tread life on the fronts. This of course depends on how hard you drive.... If you are driving all the rubber off the rears by 10k, chances are you will not make 20k on the fronts
My only SERIOUS concern with having the tires installed at Pep Boys, is having some 19 year old high school drop-out with an impact gun in his hands, tightening the lugs to probably 300 ft. lbs. of torque... They should be no more than 100 ft. lbs. max on factory Fuchs Wheels! Check them ASAP!! Over torqued lugs could potentially cause cracks and ultimately wheel failure...
