03-10-2006, 08:18 PM | #1 |
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Tire Inflation
Just bought a new set of tires. On the sidewall the max psi is 51 psi. What is the opinion of what pressure to run? They were set at 45 and the car felt like it was bouncing down the road, so I dropped them down to 42 and they are a lot more friendly.
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03-10-2006, 08:34 PM | #2 |
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Re: Tire Inflation
I usually run aroud 35 in all my vehicles. We got a 96 explorer, 01 ranger, and the 93 mustang and they have roughly 33-35 pounds in each tire.
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03-10-2006, 09:36 PM | #3 |
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Re: Tire Inflation
I run whatever is recommended on the tire label of the vehicle which on my car is 32 front 28 rear. However with the 555 RII's on the rear I usually run no more than 25psi so that the centers do not wear out
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03-11-2006, 04:51 AM | #4 | |
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03-11-2006, 06:22 AM | #5 |
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Re: Tire Inflation
you have to remember that the PSI in a tire is not the only wear factor of how a tire will preform (weight, suspension, wheel, etc...) Tires are made for many different applications, thus, the tire manufactures are required to print the maximum rating the tire can hold to meet the DOT rating (I believe).
I generally run 35-37 (cold) in my mustang, when it is summer time i will lower it by about 2-3 PSI. In SUV I will run about 32-34.
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03-11-2006, 08:38 AM | #7 |
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OK let me change my termanology. Instead of bouncing, lets say the steering seems very sensitive and there seems to be a roll factor, the car just seems unstable. That is when the psi is high.
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03-11-2006, 11:50 AM | #8 |
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Re: Tire Inflation
I always run my tires around 5 psi less than what the max psi is. And I've never felt a problem with them. I feel more of a problem the lower I run the psi. On my patrol car, the max psi is 44. Anything less than 40 rides like crap and gets the "roll feeling" you describe. And it even looks like I have flats.
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03-11-2006, 07:28 PM | #9 |
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I may just be wanting the perfect ride.
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03-11-2006, 09:09 PM | #10 | |
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