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Old Jun 27, 2003 | 11:44 AM
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is 38psi too high for s03s? my buddy who has an mcoupe said he ran 37 psi on his s03s and they balloned out and killed the center of his tire.
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Old Jun 27, 2003 | 11:47 AM
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they're 225/40/18
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Old Jun 27, 2003 | 11:48 AM
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Default I run my 17's at 37

38 is okay allthough they run a lot more once the warm up. So maybe 35.
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Old Jun 27, 2003 | 11:48 AM
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how heavy is the m coupe?
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Old Jun 27, 2003 | 11:49 AM
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Default yeah..just trying to protect my wheels

maybe i'll run like 36 and let them warm up
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Old Jun 27, 2003 | 11:49 AM
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2990 dry
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Old Jun 27, 2003 | 11:50 AM
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Default most important thing is to make sure there is no moisture in the tire.

otherwise pressures really skyrocket once the air temps inside the tire hit boiling point
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Old Jun 27, 2003 | 11:51 AM
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Default in that case maybe he had moisture in the tire

easy to do if they were mounted using that soapy water that some shops slather on.
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Old Jun 27, 2003 | 11:52 AM
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Default how would moisture get in the tires?

and how would i know?
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Old Jun 27, 2003 | 11:53 AM
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I run 40 in the front and 39 in the rear with that size.
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