. Automotive industries . I^ORUM. Tire Pressures as Affecting Car Life Editor Automotive Industries: The following paragraphs in the February number ofThe Automobile Engineer attracted my attention: Although under-inflation of tires is in direct opposi-tion to the most explicit instructions issued by the tiremanufacturers, there is little doubt that harmful resultsare confined almost entirely to the tires of heavier cars,and the tires of lighter vehicles do not evidence the rapiddepreciation threatened by tire makers. In any case, itis better that the tires should be damaged rather than thafth
. Automotive industries . I^ORUM. Tire Pressures as Affecting Car Life Editor Automotive Industries: The following paragraphs in the February number ofThe Automobile Engineer attracted my attention: Although under-inflation of tires is in direct opposi-tion to the most explicit instructions issued by the tiremanufacturers, there is little doubt that harmful resultsare confined almost entirely to the tires of heavier cars,and the tires of lighter vehicles do not evidence the rapiddepreciation threatened by tire makers. In any case, itis better that the tires should be damaged rather than thafthe chassis and components should suffer. Apart from the usefulness of the flat tire on demon-stration cars, those who have driven cars with relativelyunder-inflated tires would on no account return to the oldpractice of running their tires at catalogue pressures. Thepoint of road contact being the place where the shockcommences, it is evidently the correct place to absorb anybut the largest movements, and the contact spot on theti
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