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60 psi?

Discussion in 'Technical Q&A' started by brent Lachelt, Oct 30, 2004.

  1. brent Lachelt

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    #1 brent Lachelt, Oct 30, 2004
    My 328 has a mini spare tire that says inflate to 60 psi. The manual says the same. Has anybody done this? Seems scary for such a tiny tire
     

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  2. IceSkater

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    #2 IceSkater, Oct 30, 2004
    My 89 TR has a Goodyear mini spare with the same 60 psi spec for pressure. I haven't had any problems.
     
  3. dm_n_stuff

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    #3 dm_n_stuff, Oct 30, 2004
    All those mini spares inflate to high PSI.

    The one on my son's Honda inflates to 60PSI, so does the one on the VW Cabrio that my daughter drives.

    Hell, for that matter my bicycle tire inflates to 100PSI. Maybe the smaller the diameter, or radius, or whatever determining measurement you use, the higher the PSI required to keep it on the tread, and off the sidewall.

    There has to be an engineer here somwhere who can explain this.
     
  4. scott1967

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    #4 scott1967, Oct 30, 2004
    Brent - I just recently inflated my to 60 psi. No problem. I have an 86 328 GTS.

    Scott
     
  5. brent Lachelt

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    #5 brent Lachelt, Oct 30, 2004
    Thanks guys. I inflated it to 60 psi while I was closing my eyes! Everything was fine.
     

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    #6 don_xvi, Oct 31, 2004
    Brent-- You should go check the spares in you other car(s).
    They may all need more air!
     
  7. vlamgat

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    #7 vlamgat, Oct 31, 2004
    Our company jet tire is the size of a wheel barrow and its inflation is 120 psi. Horses for courses !
     

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