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Tire PSI....

Old 05-01-2007, 07:49 PM
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Im not sure what psi i am supposed to keep my tires at for daily driving... I have 18x9 and 18x10 Chrome DD bullits and here are my tires :
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275/35/18 295/35/18 if that matters..

I heard that you are supposed to keep them at 32 psi but the guys at the tire shop told me to keep it at 40 or so? So what do i keep them at?
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Old 05-01-2007, 08:05 PM
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30 for good ride....35 for mpg
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Old 05-01-2007, 08:07 PM
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30 for good ride....35 for mpg
O sh*t.... my tires are at 42 right now.... They said something about keeping them above normal psi because the sidewalls are smaller than a regular tire or something? So i should still keep it at 35?
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Old 05-01-2007, 08:18 PM
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30 for good ride....35 for mpg
O sh*t.... my tires are at 42 right now.... They said something about keeping them above normal psi because the sidewalls are smaller than a regular tire or something? So i should still keep it at 35?
i would just do 35 because of better mpg..the ride quality wont be as good as 30 but it will still be better...the sidwall thing is true to a cerntant extent...but you only get "run flat"; what they're talking about if you run your tires @ below 30 or so for an extended period of time

35psi ftw....don't do burnouts though, it will wear the center of your tires out really fast, especially with higher than factory recommended air pressure....centrifugal force > tire
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Old 05-01-2007, 08:46 PM
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There should be recommended pressures on the tire itself.
I have stock tire sizes on 9 inch wheels so I keep them at
30 lbs.
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Old 05-01-2007, 08:51 PM
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There should be recommended pressures on the tire itself.
I have stock tire sizes on 9 inch wheels so I keep them at
30 lbs.
Yea not every tire is the same... It should say the lowest you can go and the highest... I would take the two number and go right in the middle... That is what my dumb a$$ does.
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Old 05-01-2007, 10:48 PM
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33 in the front 35 in the rear ftw, just don't think for one second with that psi that you'll have any traction.
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