At 5:40 PM -0700 2/7/2000, Kent Christensen wrote:
>re:  The Westy does not seem as stable in the wind ... Maybe they need
>more pressure.
>
>It would seem logical to me to LOWER pressure to achieve greater
>stability.  Seems like overpressure would cause just the center of the
>tread to contact, and lowering it would get the whole tread width
>involved.

My tires are Michelien XC4S's.These tires normal max pressure is 52 psi. I
run 50 psi all around.  Lowering the pressure 5 pounds or so doesn't hurt.
But, much less than that and only the outer edges of the tire hit, actually
raising the center off the road. A tire will actually bow convex to the
roads surface. Check out your manual or your bently, they usually give good
diagrams that illustrate the point. If the pressure indicated were 58-60
psi (maybe even as high as 65 psi) I would agree with your statement.
Later,

Dave C.
Williamsburg, VA
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