Tire Pressure - MAX vs DATAPLATE
A LOT of replies to tire threads recommend running the trailer (and I assume also car/truck/motorhome) at sidewall max psi instead of the dataplate psi. Why? My trailer tires have a max psi of 120....
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Anytime I see this issue, I refer to the Jeep Wrangler Rubicon Unlimited I once had.
The tire data plate said inflate to 33 PSI for max GAWR.
The original tires, installed at the factory, were Load Range E, with a max sidewall pressure (for maximum load) of 80 PSI.
So, apparently, some guys are saying that I should have inflated the tires to 80 PSI, even though there was no way the Jeep would EVER be loaded to over 3000 lbs. per tire.
Actually, I ran those tires at pressures as low as 12 PSI when off-roading.
I never inflated them to more than 33 PSI, as recommended by Jeep.
There is no way I would EVER inflate the tires on the Southwind to the max pressure shown on the side wall. The thing would ride like a logging truck!
I follow the vehicle manufacturer's inflation recommendations.
YOU, of course, are free to do what you want with YOUR tires!
The tire data plate said inflate to 33 PSI for max GAWR.
The original tires, installed at the factory, were Load Range E, with a max sidewall pressure (for maximum load) of 80 PSI.
So, apparently, some guys are saying that I should have inflated the tires to 80 PSI, even though there was no way the Jeep would EVER be loaded to over 3000 lbs. per tire.
Actually, I ran those tires at pressures as low as 12 PSI when off-roading.
I never inflated them to more than 33 PSI, as recommended by Jeep.
There is no way I would EVER inflate the tires on the Southwind to the max pressure shown on the side wall. The thing would ride like a logging truck!
I follow the vehicle manufacturer's inflation recommendations.
YOU, of course, are free to do what you want with YOUR tires!
