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Old 09-02-2010, 10:11 AM   #17 (permalink)
moda_way
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Originally Posted by N_Jay View Post
Sorry,. I should have been more clear.

I was addressing this part;
"Tires were inflated to 36psi and probably should've done 38-40psi, but given the load and heat, I didn't want to go there."

The greater the "cold" inflation, the less the temperature rise with use.

The greater the load, the greater the temperature rise with use.

Ac has nothing to do with tire temps or rise.

Pressure build due to temp rise from use is already taken into account when calculating proper and maximum tire pressures.
Ah, that makes more sense. I know the listed PSI on the door is 36psi, which is what I run at cold, hence my running PSI is usually close to 38-40psi, so I didn't want to inflate to 40psi cold and have it at 43psi running (i.e. no real reason to do so).

I also agree, A/C has nothing to do with tire temps. My point was to link to load on the motor.
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