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Proper Tire Pressure

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#1 ·
Sorry if I missed previous threads on this but wanted to see what everyone is setting their tire pressure.

Door Jamb suggest 36PSI but the car was delivered with 46PSI.

I adjusted to 36 and it seems to ride pretty much the same.

What Tire Pressure works for you folks?
 
#5 ·
I run 36
 
#7 ·
I got mine with 44 all around. In past years I would put a little more in the front because of the added weight of the engine. On this one I look at the distribution and it's about the same front and back, so I have left them at the delivered pressure for a while. Ride is good, handling is perfect, after 15,000 miles I see no apparent wear patterns at all on the tires. I may just leave it there. I will rotate pretty soon though.
 
#9 ·
Thanks All!!! May increase back to 44PSI range. Should ride a hair tighter and increase mileage.
 
#12 ·
this is a pretty interesting topic. so far I run 37 psi cold. that tends to equal 39-40 psi at operating temperature driving around town. is there a reason to run higher pressures in these tires?
 
#13 ·
None that I know of I run 36 cold and same as you they build up to 39-40
STEVE
 
#15 ·
I run 40 in spring & summer, 36 for fall and winter.



Interesting you run higher pressure in the winter... it's not that much difference, but may I ask why? I'm not that far from you in NY and between the snow, rain and potholes I tend to run slightly lower pressures in the fall and winter for the extra grip and added cushion from potholes (too low can obviously bend a rim).
 
#18 ·
Unless you've installed LT tires, run what the door card says -- testing while cold. I'm also surprised this isn't an item on the delivery checklist -- especially with all the over/under-inflated issues throughout the years. You'd think this would be one of the first things they check. However, they are always out of whack.
 
#19 ·
My wife noticed that our new RT had pressures of 47psi on three tires and 49 on another. (She was playing around with the controls when she discovered the tire pressure display which is really nice...) She was concerned about the difference and mentioned it to me. I knew that 49 psi had to be high and checked the numbers on the door, which say 36psi is correct. I took them down to 38 and am a little miffed with the dealer now...
 
#20 ·
My citadel came the same way. many car manufacturers will overinflate tires to prevent flat-spotting during transit and while the truck sits on the lot. Sometimes the dealer forgets to adjust to the proper pressure before delivery
 
#21 ·
Mine were 46 all the way around at delivery and I brought them down to the recommended pressure.
 
#23 ·
Smells spammy to me. Shame on PM? Kind of a pointless post.
 
#25 ·
You only check you tire pressure once a year? :unsure:
 
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#31 ·
FWIW this is what the FSM states for the TPMS.

Tire pressure will vary with temperature by about 1 psi (6.9 kPa) for every 12°F (6.5°C). This means that when the outside temperature decreases, the tire pressure will decrease. Tire pressure should always be set based on cold inflation tire pressure (placard pressure). This is defined as the tire pressure after a vehicle has not been driven for more than 3 hours (and in outside ambient temperature). The tire pressure will also increase as the vehicle is driven? this is normal and there should be no adjustment for this increased pressure. For a system fault, the system will return to normal once the TPM module receives a valid transmission from that sensor location.

TPM THRESHOLD PRESSURES

To determine the pressure thresholds for a vehicle, refer to the Tire Inflation Pressure (Placard) Label found on the Driver's B-Pillar, then apply the placard pressure to the following table.
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