onederful100

a man with a broken watch is correct twice a day.

tungsten07

you've always just eye balled your tire pressure?? dude that's nuts really and checking tire pressure is something everyone should know how to do so make sure you learn. go get ONE good gauge. press it on and you shouldn't hear any air escaping. if the needle is maxing out than you have wwwaaaayyy too much air in. and yeah it sounds like you definitely put too much air in that one tire and broke the belt or something i'd replace it and not drive on it. low profile tires aren't going to show huge differences in size just by the amount of air in them like a tire with a large sidewall will.

Goldenpony

Get a good digital tire gauge. Check the pressure with the tire COLD. Never add air by looking at the tire. Look inside the drivers door jamb and there's a sticker that tells you how much air you should be running.

07 Stang

I see a lot of digital pressure gauges on eBay ranging in brand and price. Any specific brand you guys recommend?

pascal

I'm done looking at my watch...
The damn time changes all the time!!

digitalcos

Oh yeah, thanks Tungsten07, I meant to mention that too...

Checking your tire pressure "by eyeballing it and then pumping in more to make sure it's not flat at all" is a bad, bad, bad, bad, bad idea, I mean like really bad. That's exactly why you've got that bubble in your tire now. Surprised you haven't had a blowout yet. Look at every other tire on every other vehicle on the road, they all, and I mean all are a bit flat on the bottom where the rubber meets the road, they're supposed to be, no matter how low-profile the tire is. That's the whole point of an inflatable tire, it's the suspensions first level of cushioning. That's why we're not all driving around on just our rims. If you're filling to eliminate the flat spot, you're putting way too much air in.

Sorry if I over explained a basic point, but if that is what you're doing, it's a very serious safety issue. you're risking a blowout, and putting yourself and others on the road in danger.

pascal

The ones with a real gauge (dial type) are more precise...
I couldn't tell you a specific brand.
I know Milton is a good brand.


Note: The trick with any gauges, is that you have to hold it straight on the valve stem for accurate reading.

67fire

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67fire

I use a straight-foot truck tire gauge. Always check COLD. Inflate to maximum printed on the side of the tire (drive it around the block), let air out until the dust mark on the tire goes the full tread. That is where you want to keep it.
I run 31 psi on the front 255/40-18's and 27-28 psi on the 275/40-18's on the back.

Eric

digitalcos

"let air out until the dust mark on the tire goes the full tread."

Well, you got me on that one. I have no clue. Please explain.