The Importance of Tire Temperatures
In the course of testing the handling of a car, use tire temperatures and driver feel to make adjustments. It is critical to monitor tire temperatures often. They offer valuable clues to the setup of the car. The areas of adjustment that tire temperatures are used for include: tire pressure, camber, body roll, shock settings, wheel width and transient handling response.

Troubleshooting Tire Temperatures
Reading	Handling problem	Reason
All tires too hot		Compound too soft for track and ambient temperature conditions.
Front tires too hot	Understeer	Front tire pressures too low.
Rear tires too hot	Oversteer	Rear tire pressures too low.
Inside edges too hot	Too much body roll	Too much negative camber or too much toe-out.
Outside edges too hot	Too much body roll	Too little negative camber, too little toe-out or too much toe-in or wheel width too narrow for tire width.
Center of tread too hot		Tire pressure too high.
Edges on too hot		Tire pressure too low.
All tires too cold		Compound too hard for track and ambient temperature conditions or car not being driven to limit.
Front tires too cold		Inadequate load on front tires.
Rear tires too cold		Inadequate load on rear tires.