Tire pressure....again
OK guys, I am thoroughly confused. Our right front tire has recently, in the past several hundred miles, started wearing on the outside. First thought was alignment, but the wear pattern is not typic...
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Hi everyone, just joined the forum and was browsing around to see what everyone was talking about when I ran across this thread on tire pressure.
Just remember George, because someone is a "tire professional" doesn't mean he knows what he's talking about. In my opinion, 120psi is overkill, will make your coach ride like hell and wear the center of your tire.
If you haven't been having issues at 90psi, and this doesn't sound like a low pressure issue, why not stay at 90psi. As one of the other gentlemen said, a pic or two might help shed some light on the problem.
When I bought our coach a year and a half ago all the tires were at 90psi, which I thought was high and the coach seemed to be riding rough. The chart next to the driver's seat and the owner's manual called for 80psi. I dropped them to 80psi and it rides better, has no wear issues and hasn't had any other problems to speak of.
We've done 18,000 miles with them over the past 11 months.
All of these guys are correct about weight being a factor, but if you aren't way over weight, which you don't want to be anyway, go with what the motorhome manufacturer recommends, not what some tire guy thinks it should be.
Being a front tire though, I would want to know what the problem is before driving it and putting yourself and passengers at risk.
Have an amazing day and safe travels!
Just remember George, because someone is a "tire professional" doesn't mean he knows what he's talking about. In my opinion, 120psi is overkill, will make your coach ride like hell and wear the center of your tire.
If you haven't been having issues at 90psi, and this doesn't sound like a low pressure issue, why not stay at 90psi. As one of the other gentlemen said, a pic or two might help shed some light on the problem.
When I bought our coach a year and a half ago all the tires were at 90psi, which I thought was high and the coach seemed to be riding rough. The chart next to the driver's seat and the owner's manual called for 80psi. I dropped them to 80psi and it rides better, has no wear issues and hasn't had any other problems to speak of.
We've done 18,000 miles with them over the past 11 months.
All of these guys are correct about weight being a factor, but if you aren't way over weight, which you don't want to be anyway, go with what the motorhome manufacturer recommends, not what some tire guy thinks it should be.
Being a front tire though, I would want to know what the problem is before driving it and putting yourself and passengers at risk.
Have an amazing day and safe travels!
