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      04-03-2016, 09:14 PM   #1
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Post your tire pressures!

Are tire pressures something anyone else here is constantly messing with?

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Last year I briefly used 42/45 and felt the car was too stiff and dart-ey.
This year I've been using 35/37 so far and feel the car is way too squishy.
Towards the end of last year before I put my snows on I used 38/42 and found the car to react nicely.

I personally prefer keeping pressures staggered, but I'm sure I'll tweak that shortly as well. Also, obviously, I feel stock BMW pressures are way too low.

What do you guys keep your tires at?
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      04-03-2016, 09:21 PM   #2
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      04-03-2016, 10:24 PM   #3
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F37 R38 19's 30 series tires. car feels pretty good so far. might play a little more into the summer.
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      04-03-2016, 11:01 PM   #4
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Hankook RS3 255/35 square. Try to run 34 warm, but they're a little low ATM. On track I shoot for 35-36 hot.
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36F 38R for daily street driving most year round, if it's summer in AU the roads get extremely hot so 34F 36R
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36/40 cold is the sweet spot for me.
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36F/ 35R Trying to lessen the under steer.
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I'm happy with 36F 38R. Haven't experimented with other pressures.

I wonder why BMW recommends 32 on the front? Maybe for more comfort. Maybe for more understeer but the staggered tires provide that by themselves.
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I'm happy with 36F 38R. Haven't experimented with other pressures.

I wonder why BMW recommends 32 on the front? Maybe for more comfort. Maybe for more understeer but the staggered tires provide that by themselves.
I think it is for more understeer. Apparently tire stagger didn't cause enough of it.
If it was for comfort, the rears would have less than 38.I would think.
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      04-04-2016, 09:37 PM   #10
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I'm running 33 front 36 rear on stock PSSs.
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36F/40R with staggered MPSS
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