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Old 09-06-2020, 02:26 PM   #12
drolston
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Default Re: Tires... Radial vs bias

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Originally Posted by blucar View Post
You are playing a very dangerous game if you under-inflate your radial tires down to 20#... Radial tires are high pressure tires and should be inflated to 32-34 lbs. Under-inflated tires will cause sidewall and early tread wear/failure.


Under-inflated tires is what caused the serious accidents in the '90's on many Ford SUV's with Firestone tires.
Running radial tires on my '41 with 15" rims and no tubes. Put tire pressure sensors on the valve stems. I just plug the display sensor into the cigarette lighter socket when I want to check pressures. In about a minute of driving, I get a read out. = Peace of mind.
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