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Thought I'd start a new thread so this topic wouldn't get lost below ... I want feedback from you guys so I don't go and waste my new rubber.<br>
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I changed my tire pressure to 41/48 (front/rear), cold, per the driver's door sill sticker (it specifically lists the make, model and sizes of my '01's Dunlop tires, and states only the 41/48 should be used).<br>
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The Test: 3-hours on the Florida Turnpike, 70-90 mph. For about the first two hours, the temp. was 90+ degrees. Then the sky's opened-up and it rained like it was going out of style. <br>
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The most pronounced change in feel didn't come from the expeced harsher ride (more about that below), but from the enhanced steering/handling. The Beast was so much more nible at speed, and for a little while, it took a concentrated effort not to oversteer. <br>
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The ride was surprising though. More harsh, noticable but not unbearable. The feeling transmitted to me in the driver's seat was more of a 'prounounced bounce' than a thud. Kinda hard to explain it other than over bumps and cracks, the Beast seemed 'bouncier'.<br>
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I think the most bothersome attribute that came from increasing the tire pressure had to be the noise. Expansion joints that used to go un-noticed now made their presence known. <br>
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An aside: even before the tire pressure change, I am amazed at how well this E55 handles in the rain. Now I'm not talking about average rain, I'm talking about torrents: so bad you can't see the hood emblem. Never a moment of anxiety, sure footed and stable (something I didn't expect with the Beast's wide tires).<br>
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Epilog: I love the more nimble steering. I can live with the 'bouncier' ride. But the 'thuds' from road imperfections while running silent (w/o the music playing) are going to drive me crazy (pun intended). <br>
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I'd love some feedback from you guys on this one. <br>
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Drew.
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I changed my tire pressure to 41/48 (front/rear), cold, per the driver's door sill sticker (it specifically lists the make, model and sizes of my '01's Dunlop tires, and states only the 41/48 should be used).<br>
<br>
The Test: 3-hours on the Florida Turnpike, 70-90 mph. For about the first two hours, the temp. was 90+ degrees. Then the sky's opened-up and it rained like it was going out of style. <br>
<br>
The most pronounced change in feel didn't come from the expeced harsher ride (more about that below), but from the enhanced steering/handling. The Beast was so much more nible at speed, and for a little while, it took a concentrated effort not to oversteer. <br>
<br>
The ride was surprising though. More harsh, noticable but not unbearable. The feeling transmitted to me in the driver's seat was more of a 'prounounced bounce' than a thud. Kinda hard to explain it other than over bumps and cracks, the Beast seemed 'bouncier'.<br>
<br>
I think the most bothersome attribute that came from increasing the tire pressure had to be the noise. Expansion joints that used to go un-noticed now made their presence known. <br>
<br>
An aside: even before the tire pressure change, I am amazed at how well this E55 handles in the rain. Now I'm not talking about average rain, I'm talking about torrents: so bad you can't see the hood emblem. Never a moment of anxiety, sure footed and stable (something I didn't expect with the Beast's wide tires).<br>
<br>
Epilog: I love the more nimble steering. I can live with the 'bouncier' ride. But the 'thuds' from road imperfections while running silent (w/o the music playing) are going to drive me crazy (pun intended). <br>
<br>
I'd love some feedback from you guys on this one. <br>
<br>
Drew.