Re: Tire Pressure

Posted by LJD on November 12, 2011 at 14:39:21 from (67.142.130.43):

In Reply to: Tire Pressure posted by John T on November 12, 2011 at 13:24:29:

Softer tire gives better traction in certain conditions.

Inflating to the max gives you the highest load-carrying capacity.

Car makers often shoot for a compromise with the recommended PSIs.

Bias-ply and radials wear the most even when run at the proper PSI which is determined by the weight of your vehicle and NOT the max rating.

There is no guessing on the matter. It IS how it works. Naturally not all tires act, ride, or wear exactly the same. Generally speaking - a tire lasts the longest when NOT run at the max - unless you've got your rig heavily loaded all the time.

I've got a local guy at the motor-vehicle inspection station that . . . every time I bring a car or truck there . . . he inflates every tire to the max rating and I feel like knocking him across the head.

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