For the street go with the settings on the door. For the track, pump them up a bit, but make sure your tire pressures don't go too high (from heat) or you will lose a ton of grip. Rule of thumb is, pump up the offending wheels i.e. if you are getting understeer, pump up the front. If you are getting oversteer, pump up the rear. Of course there are limits to this and the best thing to do is experiment.

 

Correct me if I am wrong, I would lower the rear tire pressure a bit if I see too much oversteer. Of course, I will keep the tire pressures to a point where the tire will not have to much roll (over the roll indictor/little triangle/arrow)....

thor's hammer: You can pretty much run 32psi on LA freeways without any problem. But i like to run it at 34-35psi F/R just to get a sharper/more responsive handling from the tires.

 

Machron1: Well I think you are talking about autocross setting. I have only seen lowering the tire pressures for track use, I rarely see anyone would pump the tire pressures up for track use, especially high track temp.

You pump the tire pressures up for autocross because you would want to bring the tire to its optimal working temperature in the shortest time (i.e. autocross).

 

you are on my wavelength A specm I pump up the rear to get it loose sooner. I have found 4 lbs is a big plenty. The more pressure the less edge you run. If you reduce pressure there is a point where you will get mushy. This will condition can allow the cars to shift weight over the edge of the tire which will then allow things to break loose as the tire rolls up onto the side wall. The final word is that both raising and lowering the pressue can cause loss of grip.

 

Nah, they're stiff enough. In day-to-day driving I use 32(f)/30(r).

 

I got TEIN FLEX on my car, this may be the reason I don't feel the car ride that bad at all... well, I still prefer performance over comfort at any time.

If I want comfort, I will go with other cars which have less performance edge

 

Suit yourself. We all don't feel the need to utilize 100% of the cars handling prowess on the way to work--on pot-marked Chicagoland streets--the way we clip apexes and esses--on a glass-smooth track.

 

I agreed not every EVO owners would need the 100% of the car's handling prowess, many of them never use the car's full potential anyway.

But, I think if you cannot leave with the taut suspension of the EVO, get something else! may I suggest a Cadillac Seville or Deville?

 

Actually, those Caddies have developed into nice cars!

But, why stop there; since the majority of this country's maximum speed limits are 65-70 mph, why bother buying cars with top speeds exceeding 80 mph. Moreover, most sport-ute buyers will never explore their vehicle's off-road capabilities, wouldn't a nice Scoobie Forester suffice?

Simply because I don't like having my teeth continually chattering doesn't mean I can't lower the tire pressures in order to minimize some of the jarring, ride stiffness.

It's not a matter of living with the taut suspension, it's a matter of "tweaking the taut suspension." Afterall, on city streets, when does one drive beyond 7/10ths? Why then, should I inflate the tires for 10/10ths max performance?

We all know that the Advans are remarkable tires, hence, could it not be argued that Advans pumped to 32/30 pressures will still perform better than Goodyear F1 GS-D3s inflated to 45/42 psi?

 

I think you go too far about our discussions, I have no problem for anyone who is lowering the tire pressures for a little ride comfort! I just want to stick with its optimal state at all times according to my taste coz I need my EVO to be performed at its best at all times, everyday, every year.

Don't want to run into a war with you, just feel that EVO suspension is not that stiff at all!

 

Sorry, my bad, I tend to ramble. I have Tanabe's, they are a bit too stiff for my local roads, hence, I appreciate the softer ride resulting from lower tire pressures.