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WoodIsGood
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Sep 13, 2017

Tire pressure (temperature) increase while driving

What is considered an excessive temperature for tires? If I set my tire pressure to 5psi higher than the manufacturer's recommendation, when driving 65mph on a hot day (100+*) the pressure of the rea...
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BigSkyBob
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Sep 14, 2017
STBRetired wrote:
I run Michelin XRVs on my MH. Fronts at 90, rears at 94 when cold, which is 3 PSI above what the weight charts say. After driving for several hours at expressway speeds, fronts are 104, rears are 108. So a 14 PSI gain. 30 seems excessive.

This has been my experience as well. About a 14 PSI increase, a bit less on the shaded side on the rig.

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