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Old 06-01-2009, 06:10 PM   #16
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I guess the price went up for the 5000 in 195/60 R16 from Tire Rack as mine was $115.00 last year.

I'ld bump that psi up some to maybe 36 psi. With lower psi there can be a high speed wobble when you decel too fast. It is very hard to notice, and so not much of a real problem, so far as I know.

I only experienced it twice, both time speeding up quickly and then deceling as I had caught up with traffic flow, doing just a tad over the posted limits...

I found on loose gravel 40 psi and up was a bit more excitement than I wanted too, so I believe 1/2 pound increments with a digital read out meter are worth it.

I really like the way the rear end handles with this 5000 on..

I don't care what the speedo says, and wanted more than 8,000 out of a rear tire, with out sacrificing low end grunt...
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