Originally Posted by
Eggman
Yes, it would increase the possibility of tire blow-out ...
Uhhhhh, I'm going to have to go ahead and sort of disagree with ya there. (Office Space).
Outside of something out of the ordinary that could penetrate a tire, coming into contact with the tire, more air / air pressure WILL NOT increase the possibility of a tire blow-out. That is, up to the rated cold tire inflation pressure.
If anything, it would decrease the possibility. At least being in automotive, this is what I was learned. Because air is what keeps the tire cool (or cooled). A lack of air is more likely to cause a blow-out.
However, running a tire at its maximum cold inflation level could or does lead to more wear in the center of the tire. However, I don't think I've ever seen a tire plum worn out in the center first. I'm sure it happens, but I've not seen it. And I generally run my tires somewhat over 35 psi. 35 psi is as low as I'll go.
I think BASIC is a tire engineer. I hope he replies, even if he says that I'm wrong.
A short story (I hope). When my wife was my gf, she was driving her 1990 Toyota Celica ST. She evidently ran over something at some point, we don't know when, and the air was slowly being let out of her right rear tire. She said she was just cruising along (on the interstate) 75 mph, everything was perfectly normal. Then BLAM! She pulled over and called me. I had to drive about 90 miles to where she was. The ENTIRE outer sidewall had blown off the rest of the tire. It was amazing. That tire had just slowly gotten hot from low air pressure and it blew. The logic does seem backward. You'd think with a lack of air it would just get soft and make a thumping noise and vibrate. They might do that with low air sometimes, but they can blow under those circumstances too. Funny thing is, I removed her wheel, put it in my trunk and took it to a local tire place ... and asked them to patch it! You should have seen the look on their face. I acted like I was serious, until they were speechless, then I laughed and so did they.
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