[W126 Coupe] Tire pressures

[Dan Landiss]

Axel Wulff wrote:
> I like to go to the highest elevation in the Rocky Mountains to change 
> my air.
>
> The fresh, non-polluted air extends tire life and is gentler on the 
> rubber and, as everyone knows, the air is lighter at high altitude so 
> I save weight.

All kidding aside, the race tire suppliers now pump all the air out of 
newly-mounted tires and replace it with dry air or dry nitrogen. Reason? 
When it heats up, the water vapor expands faster than dry air would, and 
thus the pressures go up too fast.

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