Your Tyre Pressure

[curtis265]

You actually get less traction with high pressures.

Higher pressures doesnt mean the tyre sits on the road with more force.
It basically raises the tyre.
You have less contact with higher pressures.

And my proof of this, is. When you have a 4wd or atv on sand. You dont pump your tyres to max pressure. It will just dig down into the sand.
You run low pressures, so you have more contact width, hence more traction.

Its not very safe pumping tyres to that high, unless stated by manufacturer.
Put into consideration that the air we pump into the tyres arent 100% oxygen.
And that air mixture in the tyre heats up. Anything that is heated expands.
If you have 36psi cold. Youll end up with at least 38-40 psi at Normal Operating Temperature.
Last thing you want is your tyres popping when youre on the highway overtaking somone at 110kmh+.

A lower pressure makes the cross section of the tyre 'w' shaped, whereas the 36 makes it a squarish U shape... supposively.

I need to try this myself i guess.

your tyre will not ever pop at 40 psi (heated)