Tires: Visual Look Question ?

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Hello,

Just put on a new set of Continental All Season "Pure Contact" on a 2005 Honda Accord EX6. Size is 205/60 R16 V rated.

Tire pressures are where the car's sticker says they should be, around

32 psi.

Never had tires that looked like this.

For all 4 of them, the amount of rubber, in a radial direction, that shows around the road contact area, is really reduced, or looks "squished", compared to what is showing on the top of the tire.

Not quite, but really looks almost "flat". True for all four of them. Really bothers me, as I keep thinking they are flat, but a tire p check shows the correct pressures.

Is this common with some of these new tires, or...?

I don't think that these tires are considered "low profile".

Thanks, Bob

m6onz5a · Accepted Answer

Aren't you supposed to go by what your car says for psi, not what the tire says?

gpsman · Answer

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Alan Baker · Answer

One obvious suggestion: try a different pressure gauge.

gregz · Answer

I would think a v rated tire should have more pressure. V's have stiffer sidewalls, harder ride, quicker turning. What was original OEM tire? Yesterday, 70's were considered low profile. They keep lowering, 60 , 55. Etc.

Pictures would help.

Greg

Paul in Houston TX · Answer

Good question. My 195,15,60,H tires have done the same thing. The tires are bulging and look flat. I kick them almost daily to make sure they really aren't flat. They looked normal when new a year ago. The car is about one inch lower now due to tire bulge.

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