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EX500rider

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10. The big thing is to use the right pressure...not the "max pressure" listed on the tire...

Reply to SHRED (Original post)

Tue May 14, 2019, 04:49 PM

May 2019

....the PSI you want to run is written on the inside of your drivers door or in your owners manual.....running the "max pressure" written on the tire is a mistake many make, that is only for if you car puts the max X lbs on the tire that the tire indicates.
Tires can go on many cars both light and heavy, the tire manufacture has no idea what you are putting it on, always go by the car manufactures recommended pressure.

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Checking and filling tires [View all] SHRED May 2019 OP

acurate in what way? beachbum bob May 2019 #1

Accurate I the sense of... SHRED May 2019 #2

You would have to know the rate of expansion between hot and cold MichMan May 2019 #3

This has been studied extensively in New England. bluedigger May 2019 #4

:-) CentralMass May 2019 #7

Tire tires lose or gain 1-2 pounds per square inch (PSI) for every 10℉ change in temperature7 CentralMass May 2019 #5

As in driven to a place to fill with air. SHRED May 2019 #8

Thanks - good article and info. c-rational May 2019 #9

I always give my tires a tad more than indicated. sprinkleeninow May 2019 #6

The big thing is to use the right pressure...not the "max pressure" listed on the tire... EX500rider May 2019 #10