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Old Feb 6, 2011 | 01:24 PM
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hankook envos 305-30-19
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what are u running? Hankook site recommends 90% of max or 45lbs
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Old Feb 6, 2011 | 02:25 PM
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30 lbs cold as it says in the owners manual.
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Old Feb 6, 2011 | 03:01 PM
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Going to war out the centers at that pressure.
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Old Feb 6, 2011 | 06:13 PM
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Experiment for the exact pressure based on wear, but I bet you end up right about 30 psi
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Old Feb 6, 2011 | 06:25 PM
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Originally Posted by ALLEGRO
Experiment for the exact pressure based on wear, but I bet you end up right about 30 psi

Bondurant in is book on driving suggests starting with the cars weight divided by 100, then adjust up or down from there. Pretty close to 30 psi.isn't it?
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Old Feb 6, 2011 | 07:24 PM
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Originally Posted by ncred02
hankook envos 305-30-19
265-35-18

what are u running? Hankook site recommends 90% of max or 45lbs
your have low profile tires. your wheels will bent if you dont have enough tire pressure. I have 295/30/20 and my wheels used to get bent after hitting a pothole when i had 30psi. i keep 35 psi cold all around now, no problems
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Old Feb 6, 2011 | 07:41 PM
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your have low profile tires. your wheels will bent if you dont have enough tire pressure. I have 295/30/20 and my wheels used to get bent after hitting a pothole when i had 30psi. i keep 35 psi cold all around now, no problems
Sounds like cheap wheels.......
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Sounds like cheap wheels.......
indeed.only paid $500/wheel
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Don't set at less than 30 psi.
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Really old OP thread....however, I go by the driver side door jam label. 30# front and rear..generally add 1# or 2 #.
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Originally Posted by 0331MARINE
Sounds like cheap wheels.......
Sounds like Michigan roads!!! Don't think so? Check out our roads in the Spring, and double up on Dentu Creme, if you have dentures!! I had all 4 wheels bent on my 2014 CTS Cadillac!! That's not cheap wheels, it's physics! Put a 25 or 30 series tire on a 19" or 20" wheel, with a 2-1/2"-3" sidewall, hitting a Michigan pothole=NEW WHEEL TIME


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30-35 psi
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