LAC: Wow! Tire Pressure!

[Jason Kohls]

On 7/31/06, Robert Myers <bob at chips-ur-s.com> wrote:

>  And a third consideration - wear patterns.  With low pressures the tires
> tend to wear more at the edges.  With higher pressure the wear moves toward
> the center of the tire.  Optimal pressure will produce even wear across the
> tread pattern.  This pressure is usually, at least in my cars, not far below
> the maximum rated pressure as indicated on the sidewall.

So the consensus seems to be to go with "a little under" the maximum
tire pressure, but adjust for taste.

What about pressure difference between front and rear?  I vaguely
recall reading on Motorgeek or S2Forums about changing steering
qualities by varying pressure between the front and back.