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Old 03-23-2010, 08:26 PM
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local mechanic says my gxp tires should be aired to 50 psi is that true?
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nope.. 30 psi like it says on the door
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Originally Posted by bigalnash
local mechanic says my gxp tires should be aired to 50 psi is that true?
I would have been loling in his face!
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**** better let the air otta my tires then ****...
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50PSI is likely the max for the tire, not the PSI recommended for the vehicle.
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lol damn 50 psi thats a lot. i have 40 in mine just because the side wall is so small and the weight of the engine makes the tires go down and rub on the side wall.
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Originally Posted by bigalnash
**** better let the air otta my tires then ****...
i'd say so... I can just imagine how bad your traction is with your tires aired that high.. Open your divers door and their should be a sticker telling you to air your tires to 30 psi...
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Did the mechanic also tell you that you need to rotate your tires? Or that there was no way your car has a V8?
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Originally Posted by bigalnash
local mechanic says my gxp tires should be aired to 50 psi is that true?
"Mechanic" better stick to mechanical only, hope he's better versed in fixit than tire pressure information.

Embarassing, his ignorance.

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I would have been loling in his face!
Hahahahahahahaha. It is ridiculous.

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Did the mechanic also tell you that you need to rotate your tires? Or that there was no way your car has a V8?
No, on these cars you have to rotate just the air. Front air goes to opposite rear tires, rear air goes straight forward.
Another little-known fact from the Shell Answer Man!
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Did the mechanic also tell you that you need to rotate your tires? Or that there was no way your car has a V8?
ROFL! For real! The guys that put my exhaust on didn't believe it was a V8. When I insisted it was, they lowered the car on the lift so they could pop the hood...

Oh, I have even had the dealer try to get me to have the tires rotated. "The owners manual says not to..."

"Oh, really?"
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50 psi WTF? He's crazy!!!!
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Originally Posted by texasGXP08
ROFL! For real! The guys that put my exhaust on didn't believe it was a V8. When I insisted it was, they lowered the car on the lift so they could pop the hood...

Oh, I have even had the dealer try to get me to have the tires rotated. "The owners manual says not to..."

"Oh, really?"
a real mechanic would notice the difference in the offset on the gxps
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Originally Posted by monte_with_a_LS4
a real mechanic would notice the difference in the offset on the gxps
It was a service rep going off of his little "**** TO SELL TO SUCKERS" list.
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Unreal. Ignorance is certainly NOT bliss.
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I've put 45 in when autocrossing so I don't roll over on the sidwalls but 50 all the time,, Yikes!!!!
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ya he definitely just looked at the tire and figured that i drove for a day or so without realizing till i looked at the tire pressure. every bump in the road was felt .. very harsh ride
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