murph2481

Just wondering if anyone had an 'ideal' tire pressure for Yokohama IG-10 snow tires. I love them just wondering about the tire pressure

Thanks,
Dan

murph2481

What is the ideal pressure?

jguthrie

Its listed on the inside of the gas door.

murph2481

Use the same pressure for soft compound snow tires?

jguthrie

I'm not too concerned about the extra grip a lower pressure would give me so I use the same pressure for summer and winter tires.

opiatool

It'll make the tire thinner which gives you more traction than a fat tire in snow.

Ray993

Lower pressure will increase the tire contact surface, reducing skidding. Then again, this might be ancient advice not recommended anymore.

coocoomike

through the snow, so you dont float above a thin layer of snow. surface pressure=force(weightof the vehicle)/area(contact patch).

now does it really make that big of a difference? highly doubt it.

jguthrie

its pretty much a draw. You can leave your tires real hard and have less control on ice or you can make them soft and have less cotrol on snow. Either way I think the difference isn't going to be too noticable.

opiatool

Since I believe the difference really comes in the tire width itself. Like a 235 tire compared to a 205 or something. The 205 would have better traction on snow nd slush but less on ice as has been stated. That's how I view it.