Re: Tire Pressure Q

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Re: Tire Pressure Q

Charlie Allnut

31 May 2007 20:48

>> > So the guy who's spitting tobacco on the ground says that Honda
>> > engineers are full of sh.t?
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>
> Which means he's as far away from knowing anything for real as you are.

So to get back to my OP seeking advice on running higher tire pressures than
the door jamb sticker-recommended 32 lbs. front and 29 lbs. rear:

My new '07 Accord EX-L V6 sedan came with 17" Michelin Pilot HX MXM4 tires
with specs 217/50 17 93V. What if I ran 32 all around, 35 all around?

Elmo P. Shagnasty	31 May 2007 18:13
> > So the guy who's spitting tobacco on the ground says that Honda > > engineers are full of sh.t? [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > Ya' see he's retired now after a 30 year career-- his last position being VP > of Product Development ;-) Which means he's as far away from knowing anything for real as you are.

Charlie Allnut

31 May 2007 15:11

>> Just got a new '07 Accord EX-L V6 sedan that came with 17" Michelin Pilot
>> HX
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> And you believe him.

Usually I do when it comes to tires/wheels. He's never given me bum advise.

Not surprising I suppose. When he's not making deposits in the spittoon,
he's depositing his Goodyear pension check at the Redneck National Bank.
Ya' see he's retired now after a 30 year career-- his last position being VP
of Product Development ;-)

Charlie

Elmo P. Shagnasty

30 May 2007 19:56

> Just got a new '07 Accord EX-L V6 sedan that came with 17" Michelin Pilot HX
> MXM4 tires with specs 217/50 17 93V . The owner's manual and door jamb
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> solid suggested running 35 lbs all around to offset the poor life expectancy
> of these otherwise nice tires.

So the guy who's spitting tobacco on the ground says that Honda
engineers are full of sh.t?

And you believe him.

Charlie Allnut

30 May 2007 19:34

Just got a new '07 Accord EX-L V6 sedan that came with 17" Michelin Pilot HX
MXM4 tires with specs 217/50 17 93V . The owner's manual and door jamb
sticker call for 32 lbs. front and 29 lbs. rear.

I do mostly around-town driving with some local interstate miles in the
Birmingham, AL area. I've always run 32 pounds of pressure in all four
tires-- and the owner of a local tire place whose advice is usually pretty
solid suggested running 35 lbs all around to offset the poor life expectancy
of these otherwise nice tires.

So what has people's experience been with these tires on this car?

Charlie

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