i think this might help in understanding tires. <A HREF="http://www.dfrc.nasa.gov/DTRS/1995/PDF/H-2045.pdf" target="_new">http://www.dfrc.nasa.gov/DTRS/1995/PDF/H-2045.pdf</A> and this for pressures: they are at 350 psi <A HREF="http://techreports.larc.nasa.gov/ltrs/PDF/1997/tp/NASA-97-tp3626.pdf" target="_new">http://techreports.larc.nasa.gov/ltrs/PDF/1997/tp/NASA-97-tp3626.pdf</A>