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DETERMINING YOUR PROPER TIRE PRESSURE FOR HANDLING
Tire pressure has a profound effect on your cars handling ability. Acura's
pressure recommendations are geared towards stock tires, and a balance between
handling and ride quality. If you want to achieve the maximum handling ability
on your tires, you have to deviate from acura's recommendations. With the extra
handling comes a sacrifice, often tire wear and ride quality. For performance
enthusiasts, and AutoX/Track events, that sacrifice is a small one for the grip
and handling that proper pressure provides.
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Finding your optimal tire pressure requires:
1) access to air
2) a place where you can abuse your tires
3) An accurate tire gauge
4) a bottle of shoe polish
For air, most gas stations provide air for free, or you can find an electronic
air pump that plugs into your cigarette adapter. For shoe polish, pick
up a bottle of liquid white shoe polish with a sponge tip. Finding a good
place to really work your tires is often the hardest part. Just some suggestions,
you could getting permission from an owner of a big parking lot, maybe
your boss will let you use the company parking lot after hours, one of
the most common places to tweak your tire pressure is an AutoX/Track event.
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Posted 8/2/2002 6:02:22 AM
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