After stoppng to help a young lady with 2 flat tires, front and rear right side, she hit a well disguised crater in the wet road, HARD. Looked like a puddle... like about a million others...
I was looking at my tires, a 55 series winter tire, and wondering if I should ...
1) Pump them up to nearer the max pressure on sidewall in the hope that if I hit a nasty one, maybe the pressure will help the tire / wheel survive... max psi on these tires is 50 psi...
2) Air down a bit in the hope that having some "give..." might be better for the tire / wheel... they are a narrow 55 series, so the sidewall is on the short side...
Stock recommendation is 33 f / 32 r.
Not sure ANYTHING would have prevented damage to the victims car, except maybe a 35 inch truck tire ...
Thoughts...?
I was looking at my tires, a 55 series winter tire, and wondering if I should ...
1) Pump them up to nearer the max pressure on sidewall in the hope that if I hit a nasty one, maybe the pressure will help the tire / wheel survive... max psi on these tires is 50 psi...
2) Air down a bit in the hope that having some "give..." might be better for the tire / wheel... they are a narrow 55 series, so the sidewall is on the short side...
Stock recommendation is 33 f / 32 r.
Not sure ANYTHING would have prevented damage to the victims car, except maybe a 35 inch truck tire ...
Thoughts...?