I have a 2003 evo with stock wheels, enenki 5 spokes with hankook ventus tires. Anyone know what pressure I can run them up to? The sticker in the car says 32/29, but they look like it can hold more.

 

It will say on the tire itself what it will hold. Most car tires say 44psi max right on the side. Don't know why you would ever need more than like 35 though.

 

yeah, i dont see a point in running much more than 35 psi, which will go down in cold weather. i do 34 front and 32 rear on my nt555's.

 

I run 34 psi all around.

 

same
would also recommend going to nitrogen, significantly less expansion so it will only deviate about 1 psi in my experience

 

Thanks I've been thinking of going that route. Where do you have yours filled?

 

I have those on my IX SE. What was recommended to me by the service tech at my tire place (and he also has a IX with stock wheels) was 38 front, 36 rear. Seems to be fine, but you have to put more in these than what the sticker says since their sidewalls aren't nearly as stiff as OEM (or the Z1/ZII tires either), plus these specific tires wear more quickly if they're a little under inflated than what is optimal.

 

Nitrogen is good, but unless you're seriously into track or very competitively doing autocross, it's a waste

 

I wouldn't say it's a waste, I WOULD say that if you do autox and track your car a lot that not running nitrogen could be a pain. I would expect most people that drive evos do so spiritedly, having consistent tire pressure is just one less variable you have to worry about. Nitrogen doesn't only vary less during different temps but it also tends to be completely dry, the process by which they purge nitrogen of oxygen also means minimal to no water vapor. Some gas stations are better than others when it comes to purging their air pumps and as such you can often find extra condensation inside your tire, in extreme cases this can cause corrosion on your wheels. Once again this is fairly abnormal, irregardless I happen to work pretty close to a Mitsubishi/Mazda dealership I went in for an allignment a while back and they offered to purge and fill my tires with Nitrogen for free before the allignment, they also top me up for free whenever I want, so i'd check a local dealership if you want to switch to Nitrogen, my buddy uses it in his truck tires and the Chevy dealership fills him up for free as well.

 

Go with exactly what the tire sticker in the door jamb says, Mitsubishi recommends using those pressures for a reason, they built the car. Also, Nitrogen is lame.

 

why is nitrogen lame?

 

The max pressure written on the tire sidewall is NOT what you want to put in the tire. It's just that, a maximum.

I run 37 all around for street driving, and around 35 psi hot on the track.

 

I decided to try 35/31. I feel so much more of the brakes in the front. Maybe I'll try 37 in the front in the future.

 

Put a little more in the rear than 31.

 

It all depends on how YOU drive and what you’re looking to get out of the tires.
If you want performance in the turns just play around with the tire pressure and use some white shoe polish just put a line on the outside tread block edge to side wall. Go for a hard drive and make sure you use the entire tire and none of the side wall (without exceeding the max pressure or over driving the tire). Most likely this will wear out your center of the tire sooner for daily driving.
If you’re looking for longevity talk to the place you got the tires, the manufacture, or tire rack. They will have more data and real world experience on that specific tire.
For reference I run my Nitto NT05’s 40 Front /38 Rear