Stock Tire PSI

[OntarioMedic]

According to the guide with my 2006 Accord with MXV Michelin tires, I should be running 32psi front and 34 psi rear wheels. Today I put the PSI up to 36 for both front and back and I find the ride much better in my car, especially on the highway. What do you all run your tires at in the spring, summer and fall?

Nick

[stiller fan]

for the warmer months, i ride around 40-50 psi, depending on how daring i am.....

for winter, run 40psi or less, depending on snowfall

[darkriver4362]

for the warmer months, i ride around 40-50 psi, depending on how daring i am.....

for winter, run 40psi or less, depending on snowfall

Stiller dont lie, you fill yours with concrete.

[stiller fan]

maybe you should watch what you say, after what you told me with the "fling" with the geo storm...... :lmao: :lmao: :lmao: :lmao: :lmao:

[honda761]

I run 34 all around. Most likely stick with that year round.

[RTexasF]

According to the guide with my 2006 Accord with MXV Michelin tires, I should be running 32psi front and 34 psi rear wheels. Today I put the PSI up to 36 for both front and back and I find the ride much better in my car, especially on the highway. What do you all run your tires at in the spring, summer and fall?

Nick


HMMM, my '04 says 32/30 but I run 35/33. Wonder why they changed it two model years later with the same size tire?

[hooked]

What kind of pressure gauge are you sticklers for tire pressure using? Is there a pressure gauge that the "Professionals" use similar to the Porter Cable 7424 polisher?

[jermy4]

I've been running 40/38 and the car rides better and the tires are quieter.

[RTexasF]

What kind of pressure gauge are you sticklers for tire pressure using? Is there a pressure gauge that the "Professionals" use similar to the Porter Cable 7424 polisher?

I use a digital that I got from Radio Shack a few years back.......ten bucks as I recall. I like it because it's self calibrating with a five year battery.

[OntarioMedic]

I use a standard PSI gauge. I always use the same one as most of the ones attached to the air pumps are way off.

Nick

[BenjiBoy650]

As long as you use the same gauge it's fine. It's not so much a hard number that matters as much as relative numbers ie. 36PSI on my gauge feels about right, I'll use that from now on.

[SSMV6]

I got mine at 34/33 now for no particular reason. :)

Actually, I has a car full of people for a trip to NJ on a warm spring day (past weekend) and I just want to soften the ride up a bit. I filled it to 38psi all around, then on the trip back to Boston, it went up to 44psi so I let out 5lbs of air.

As for the tire guage, I use a digital tire guage made by Accutire or something like that... It has its own case.

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00005AXI4/102-1296290-4252914?v=glance&n=15684181

[BenjiBoy650]

I got mine at 34/33 now for no particular reason. :)

Actually, I has a car full of people for a trip to NJ on a warm spring day (past weekend) and I just want to soften the ride up a bit. I filled it to 38psi all around, then on the trip back to Boston, it went up to 44psi so I let out 5lbs of air.

As for the tire guage, I use a digital tire guage made by Accutire or something like that... It has its own case.

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00005AXI4/102-1296290-4252914?v=glance&n=15684181
I use the same gauge.

[SSMV6]

I use the same gauge.
:thmsup: I got mine for $9 from sears a while back.. It's still working perfectly.


I had this one before, but I didn't like how it doesn't come with a case... ...so I gave it to my sister. :D
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00080QHMM/qid=1144172006/sr=8-3/ref=pd_bbs_3/102-1296290-4252914?%5Fencoding=UTF8&v=glance&n=15684181

[hooked]

Besides the change in ride quality, are there other repercussions to using higher pressures? Like premature/unusual tread wear, risk of blowout?

[jermy4]

Besides the change in ride quality, are there other repercussions to using higher pressures? Like premature/unusual tread wear, risk of blowout?
The ride will be more firm (rougher). You are more likely to have a blowout. The tires will wear more in the middle if you overinflate them too much.

For me I feel like my car rides better with the higher pressure. :dunno:

[RTexasF]

I disagree that you are more likely to have a blowout with higher pressure (to a point, of course).....based on what?

UNDERinflated tires are more likely to blow out due to the tremendous heat generated which can cause premature failure, the Explorer-Firestone debacle come to mind.

[SSMV6]

I disagree that you are more likely to have a blowout with higher pressure (to a point, of course).....based on what?
I think that he was thinking of potholes, curbs, bumps, and other road hazards when he said that. :yes:

I keep my tires at 35-38psi and ther ride quality does decrease a little, but at the same time, the handling and steering response increased a bit too. Just the increased steering response is well worth the slight hit in ride quality. :yes: :thmsup:

[jermy4]

I think that he was thinking of potholes, curbs, bumps, and other road hazards when he said that. :yes:
Yeah, if you saw the roads around here you would know what I was referring to.

[BenjiBoy650]

Tires shouldn't blow up because of PSI...that's what the suspension is there for. It absorbs it if there's too much stress on the tire. Big rigs run crazy high PSI with crazy heavy loads with crazy hard suspensions and...they blow out only every so often, but more because they run retreads than anything else.

[JBrian]

40PSI all around here.

[hermann]

I use a digital that I got from Radio Shack a few years back.......ten bucks as I recall. I like it because it's self calibrating with a five year battery.

I have the one from Radio Shack also, and you can check tires in the dark, because it talks. Reads the same as all of the other gauges I have...Very pleased...!!! I run 34/32 and find it a good compromise..

[Trip]

With my 2003 and the 205/60R16 tires i ran them at 35/33 - a few psi above the factory specs. I'd rather be a 'lil over than under.

On my 2006, I switched to 215/50R17 tires on 17 rims. I ditched teh stock Pilots for the most excellent Turanza LS-Vs. Note that I also have the 17mm rear TL sway bar installed. After some experimenting, I decided to stay with 35/33. Higher pressures seemed to instigate less traction at higher speeds (i.e. exit ramps :paranoid: :D ) 35/33 keeps everything grippy and the ride is fine. It's a bit more, um, textured shall we say :yes: becuz of the low profile rubber mostly, but impacts are not jarring at all.

[OntarioMedic]

I have noticed since I have upped my PSI that the car now feels more sporty. The only problem is on the highway, seems to have a bit more roll when the wind in blowing.

Nick

[Peniole]

I've always kept my cars tires according to OEM 32/30 front/rear. Then I read something here that reminded me of something my Dad mentioned about keeping the PSI 1-2 above OEM. Something to do with high altitude :dunno:

Long story short, I tried 33/31, OMG the difference was phenomenal, the ride is much more tight, the turns way more stiff, and it doesn't feel smooshy (if that's a word) anymore. Even road noise is reduced (well that's expected). No adverse effect on high speed ride (especially highway ramps :D :D )