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Thread ID: 145468 2017-11-10 20:25:00 Tyre Pressure bk T (215) PC World Chat
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1441797 2017-11-14 02:41:00 No matter what, it has to accepted gracefully that hundreds of millions speak and write American........they outnumber by just a tad those who speak and write New Zild :clap :banana

That does not make it correct. Kiwi English is "tyre" no matter how the "hundreds of millions" spell it.

And don't you think that "hundreds of millions" is a bit of an exaggeration? 		Roscoe (6288)
1441798 2017-11-14 02:50:00 Hmmm.

"Tire and tyre both mean a covering for a wheel, usually made of rubber. Tire is the preferred spelling in the U.S. and Canada. Tyre is preferred in most varieties of English outside North America. Of course, all English speakers use tire in the sense to grow weary."

tyre (plural tyres)

(British spelling, Irish, South African, Australian and NZ spelling)

So, how many americans and canadians vs english, irish (Presumably scots as well), SAers, aussies and kiwis.

And then there is the rest of the world, many countries teach english in schools, how many are using the UK spelling? 		pctek (84)
1441799 2017-11-14 03:04:00 That does not make it correct. Kiwi English is "tyre" no matter how the "hundreds of millions" spell it.

And don't you think that "hundreds of millions" is a bit of an exaggeration?
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Roscoe said Kiwi English, not any other variety. if you remove the number of New Zild speakers then there are not that many that speak English English :clap

Anyway, yes, hundreds of millions:

Population of North America 579 million (2016)

Population Kiwiland 4.6 million (2016) including all the New Zild speakers. :devil 		Terry Porritt (14)
1441800 2017-11-17 01:49:00 There's another (criterea/criterie/criteriah/krytheria) errrrr . . . idea that's better for ascertaining the correct tire pressure .

FIRST - putting rubber on the four corners of a motor vehicle - requires a modicum of intellect .

Putting higher ply-ratings (sidewalls and tread plies count) on any particular vehicle will require seriously lower pressures to make the sidewall 'work' or 'flex' .

This is needed to help by improving traction gained by the tread squirming in a gotcha-type clench that actually squeezes the tread to hook onto the road - just a bit - to improve traction over the 'stiction' quality of the rubber itself .


This (^) will also kill the sidewalls prematurely .

IF one puts the same air pressure into the tires as the manufacturer's sticker (on the door jam, unless it's in the owner's manual) - and using 'stiffer' sidewalls and tread (by ply-counts) --- this will make the tires too 'stiff' and very uncomfortable for the driver and/or passengers .

If one degrades the sidewalls and tread ply-count for parsimonious reasons (cheap-ness) then the opposite is true: RAISE the tire pressure to accommodate the load on the tire tread/sidewall by the capacity of the lower cord count .


This (^) will kill the tread pattern prematurely and might cause premature sidewall bulging around stone and curb hits, etc . too .

These bulges are really busted cords that allow the tire carcass to bulge outward like a hernia .


THAT SAID: there are ways to make sure that the pressure for the replacement tires is correct and it involves the use of carbon paper and two sheets of plain white typing paper - typing-sized is best it seems .

If one does not know what 'carbon paper' is - let alone 'typing paper' (I know, I know - 'texting' it ain't - ask your grandfather or HIS father) . . . (Millennials!)

. . . . and placing the carbon paper between the two sheets of typing paper - and putting this paper-carbon paper-paper sandwich on the ground (make that : smooth ground) in front of the tire you'd like to test -then ---- ever so gently PUSH your vehicle over the paper - slowly and without the engine running .

Catch your vehicle before it hits something (gotta tell those Millennials everything!)

Check the pattern that the carbon makes on the paper, once the paper is no longer UNDER THE TIRE (damned Millennials again!) .

If one sees two smudge-y stripes running down the blank paper --- the air pressure is TOO LOW . Add more air pressure .
If one sees a single darkened area in the center of the paper - the there's TOO MUCH air in the tire(s) . Release some air pressure .

Best bet yet - get the right tire carcass for your vehicle and all anticipated loads . 		SurferJoe46 (51)
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