Best tire pressure ..

[hmskl’dParticipant 6406]

My Dad just put new Michelin 205/55R16 A/S Radials on his Chevy Cobalt ..
door sticker says 30 psi .. ride and roll feels too soft at 30 .. almost feels sluggish and under-inflated at 30 .. just my feel comparing to before the change .. how important is going with sticker pressure for tire life and handling?

44 psi max on tire sidewall.. 30 feels way too low .. 34-35 feels right .. just feels better overall

How about going with 34-35 psi? .. mileage wise .. can sense the car rolls a little easier at highway speeds .. handling feels excellent .. and the ride feels only slightly firmer. I really like these tires but will do what’s best for tread life.

Is there anything wrong with going 15% over recommended pressure listed on door sticker? .. say right at “34 to 35 psi” year round and just forget about that recommended 30 psi. Thanks.

[Anonymous 54]

Go by whats on the tire.
And what feels good to you.
I like things pretty firm.
Quiker steering responce.

[Anonymous 43]

over pressure wears out the center of the tire, has a smaller contact patch, and smaller road surface impurities that the tire would absorb with normal pressure are now subject to vertical rebound and increased tire wear. also increased tire pressure may lead to blow off the rim in potholes. also, th tire is larger diameter, adding miles to your odometer, disrupting the shift points of your transmission.

you are making your car less safe, more wasteful and less efficient

[Anonymous 54]

The tire will have a max pressure writen on it.
Dont go over that.

[Anonymous 42]

Every 3 months treat your tires with vinyl and rubber dressing (formula 303/armor-all). I use a paint brush for ease of application wetting the tread everywhere so that it soaks in, then let it dry overnight or for 24 hrs.

You may not notice it, but this will double the tread life thereby doubling the tire’s life, no matter what pressure you prefer. I do my wiper blades too and they also last much much longer.

[WallyParticipant]

Anonymous wrote:

Every 3 months treat your tires with vinyl and rubber dressing (formula 303/armor-all). I use a paint brush for ease of application wetting the tread everywhere so that it soaks in, then let it dry overnight or for 24 hrs.

You may not notice it, but this will double the tread life thereby doubling the tire’s life, no matter what pressure you prefer. I do my wiper blades too and they also last much much longer.

Thank you for this! Will have to try

I keep my tires at 33-34 but that’s what is indicated by the brand.

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[Old BuckParticipant 3596]

My old 76 Cadillac had 23psi on the sticker in the glove box.
Tire said 35 or 45 on the side, don’t remember the max psi.

But I did fill them to at least 35 psi.
I had a problem with the tires separating and going flat. A couple new tires figured that out.
They were over inflated, and the vehicle was very heavy. This was destroying the tires.

Stay close to the recommended tire pressures on the vehicle sticker.
My car gets +3 psi, and the bike -2 psi adjustments.
With a slightly higher pressure it will get a little better fuel mileage but the ride is harder.

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[It’sallbsParticipant]

Anonymous wrote:

Go by whats on the tire.
And what feels good to you.
I like things pretty firm.
Quiker steering responce.

Well let’s be honest you need every bit of help you can get.

I shall drive on bare rims to give you a chance.

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[It’sallbsParticipant]

Over inflating your tyres will result in less grip.

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[Anonymous 54]

It’sallbs wrote:

Old Heyoka wrote:

Go by whats on the tire.
And what feels good to you.
I like things pretty firm.
Quiker steering responce.

Well let’s be honest you need every bit of help you can get.

I shall drive on bare rims to give you a chance.

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[Anonymous 7]

Take a white or yellow Crayon and color the tread contact area from one sidewall to the other. Color two rows.

Drive the vehicle, first thing in the morning, back and forth/up and down the driveway a few times.

Check your colored treads. Is it wearing off more on the outside (low psi.), or more from the middle (high psi.)?

Adjust pressure until you have even removal of Crayon.

It can take a bit of time to get it right, but you will now have better performance from your vehicle by way of handling.

Old racers trick I learned long ago.

[hmskl’dParticipant 6406]

Anonymous wrote:

Old racers trick I learned long ago.

Thanks so much, everyone .. I tried this with chalk and went from 36 down to 30 psi (manuf reccom’d on door sticker) .. and found after three runs that it appears to lay down tread mark most evenly right about 33 psi front and rear .. just so slightly, 10% above the 30, i’d use as base pressure. As the pressure will rise about 1 psi for each 10 degree temp rise during hot summer months .. I will check them once in awhile and keep them at or near 33 psi taken at morning reading.

Just for fun .. I called a guy I know who works at dealership .. he agreed same with everyone, door sticker pressure to up around mid 30’s, that range, with occasional rotation, should be ok for the very light kind of driving my Dad will be doing.

[Anonymous 42]

I’ll add one more thing, when I increase the load to near maximum, I run the tires much harder, usually to the maximum allowance, they resist flattening and heating up from the load , it’s allot safer than normal pressures plus increases the handling, but that’s a truck and trailer, unless your car is loaded up for a long trip, then increase the pressure until it handles good and none of the tires look low or pressing out too far on the sidewall.

Soft tires, like you see strong independent women driving on are more likely to explode on the highway from all the tension and heat from running low on air.

[Anonymous 7]

A few things I’ve learned: put together a “fix it kit”, and store it in your vehicle.

Include tire plugs. You can usually get a small kit with the rasp and insertion tool. If you are a man, you already carry a knife to cut the excess. I can’t tell you how many times these have saved my ass.

Have an air pump. Plug in is best, but even a bicycle pump will work (take breaks every ten minutes using this method:)). I’ve got a small plug in, and it is slow, but works.

Pack some zip ties to stitch a sidewall. You may have to pack the tire with whatever you can stuff in there. I lost two shirts and gathered a butt load of pine straw, but got out one time.

A can of wd40 and a lighter can reset a tire bead. Spray some wd40 into the tire at the break. Put a lighter flame to the can spray and touch the break with the flame. It should seat the tire to the wheel. Only did this once, and it took a few times.

Keep a pressure gauge and valve remover with some extra valves. Keep some extra caps too. Dirt works into an uncapped valve and can cause air loss.

These little things can keep you, or get you moving again.

A lot of people get stuck in sand, puncture tires on rocks, and get stuck in the mud when they could have just adjusted their tire pressure and saved a lot of headache. Even if stuck in the mud or sand, lower your tire psi to 15-20psi and you can usually get out. If you are high centered this does not apply… start digging.

[It’sallbsParticipant]

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[Anonymous 54]

It’sallbs wrote:

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So thats the stuff your runnin these days?

[AttonParticipant]

What its rated for according to the specs.

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