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Originally Posted by arindambasu13  Thanks Peter and all else, heartening to hear that all of you think the trip is very doable.
Peter, slightly off topic, but just curious as to why we should maintain tyre pressure 2 psi more than recommended? From what I know, dont tyres heat up during extended highway driving and therefore shouldnt the pressure inside automatically increase due to heating of the air? If yes, isnt it better that one keeps the pressure lower rather than higher? |
Hey Arindam,
Its always better to maintain a higher tyre pressure for highway driving as the tyres are subjected to higher speeds for longer durations on the highways unlike City driving.....also the higher tyre pressure prevents the tyre walls from flexing less then normal which further prevents the tyres from producing extra heat due to sidewall flexing...and we need to avoid that extra heat generation ...and this is one of the ways we can.
Cheers
Peter.