Tire Pressure Question
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3rd Gear
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Tire Pressure Question
For some reason, both front tires seem to have a very slow leak, yet the 2 rear tires hold air pressure just fine. Two questions. First, is there a reason why BOTH front tires are slowly leaking when the rear tires aren't? Second, after driving for a while when all 4 tires started with a cold pressure of 30 lbs, the rear tires seem to increase pressure faster than the front tires. Does this occur because the rear tires are the drive tires or because the tires are larger?
Murfree77
Murfree77
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From: Rockford Illinois
For some reason, both front tires seem to have a very slow leak, yet the 2 rear tires hold air pressure just fine. Two questions. First, is there a reason why BOTH front tires are slowly leaking when the rear tires aren't? Second, after driving for a while when all 4 tires started with a cold pressure of 30 lbs, the rear tires seem to increase pressure faster than the front tires. Does this occur because the rear tires are the drive tires or because the tires are larger?
Murfree77
Murfree77
For your first question. There is no reason why the front tires would leak and the rears wont. Is the bead completly sealed on the front tires? Are the valve stems dry rotted? Maybe the type of valve tem caps could be pushing on the valve stem causing them to loose pressure. I had this problem with my Z06 stem caps if they were on to tight.
The rear tires will warm up faster because they are the wheels that push the car like you said.
