Just thought I'd see how everybody would look on a poll graph. Me - 52 PSI. Afraid to go higher because of possible detonation should I hit a pothole on I-275.
45 for me (sidewall max 44). Only reason 45 instead of 44 is 'cause its easier to see on air pressure gauge... edited to say: does anyone actually believe their air pressure gauge is accurate? Most folks buy at auto store and buy based on price? So how accurate can one be? within 5%, maybe
I'm running 40, stepped up from the manufacturer-recommended 30. Max sidewall is 44. I'm using a $50 SnapOn with a built-in gauge. I feel pretty confident in its accuracy.
running 50 psi. tires are rated at 51. one night i hit the edge of some road construction (the top few inches of road was stripped away for a new topcoat) at about 40 mph. i estimate about a 3" vertical, sharp-edged rise. d@mn near broke my neck on the roof of the car. the tires are fine. that was two years ago. love my sumitomos!
I go with 50psi or a little higher so I don't have to check so often. Max sidewall is 44psi on the stock Eco-Plus LRR tires. I can tell by the feel of coasting when a tire is a little low, so I keep one of those Professional PowerStation PS5000 Jump Start/Air Pumps from Costco with me all the time. This way I don't have plug a little air compressor into the 12v lighter plug. It has a 110V outlet, 2- 12V outlets and a light built in. The one I bought at Sams Club, the air compressor burned up too fast. Now that I see how the tread wear has drastically been reduced with the higher pressure, I'll never go below 6psi above Max sidewall. Handling, MPG, and wear are three good reasons for higher tire pressure. Wish I had increased the pressure from the time they were new! GaryG
Presumably ride quality suffers, but do the tires show any significant additional wear in the center?
44ish. Cheap pencil gauge on this end Would love to try higher but northern winters make roads pretty hole ridden. Not as much of a problem around home, but crossing the border for the commute leads to some pretty rough roads. I bet those Connecticut yokels keep the roads in front of Geno's house nice and smooth! Musta forgotten about I-95.
44psi sidewall. recently bumped up to 54psi. Have to bump down to <50psi when visiting the folks as the roads on the way are so rough, the noise reaches hazardous levels at 54psi.
Since I'm absolutely positively completely and totally snow free in Houston.... I'm at 70. If "Day after tomorrow" hits and blankets Houston roads with snow, I'll lower to door jam pressure. 11011011
Come on up to Kentucky. Mine can go up to 100psi. (I use a cheap pencil gauge. I'm going to get a better one soon.)
60 psi, tires rated 44. I use a heavy-duty pencil-type gauge (for trucks) that reads up to 100psi. It matches other gauges when I've compared them.
52.0 PSI recently (44 PSI max). I actually dropped the tires to 52.0 PSI all the way around since I didn't have time to adjust the tires. I'll get them up a few more PSI soon. I've got a digital gauge that I bought at one of the big box stores a couple years ago. It reads in 0.5 PSI increments.
