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Nope, I'm not stupid. Told them I had them filled to what the tires say. And they said that's MAX psi and to deflate them a bit until they stop bulging. I think it might also have something todo with my 12.5" tires in 8" wheels.
That's exactly what it'll do, hence why it's not a good idea for my tires to be inflated to the point where they bulge. So I guess I'll need to play with the pressure until I can find the psi where it lays flat. Hmph.
But do realize that as you decrease the surface area of the tire that is contacting the ground, you are INCREASING the force that is being placed onto that surface. More surface area = more weight distribution. So I'm not entirely sure if your theory is correct.
Yeah I'm not going to worry about the physics too much-- just gonna try to make all the tread contact the ground and I should be in good shape.Yeah, the PSI of the contact area will go up. I think rolling resistance and contact area might be larger factors, but I'm no physicist. Either way I'd make sure my tread was making full contact like you intended anyway.
That'll burn up a tire quick.
Ryan
AND you're decreasing your TRACTION for braking. There's a reason the manufacture's have the tire inflation pressures listed for a particular model and that's so that it has the right contact patch and doesn't cause wear on the middle or outside from over or underinflation as well as too much heat buildup that can cause catastrophic tire failure.
