Tire pressures during temperature swings
I see a 3-4 PSI rise in my Ram 2500 tires from a cold start to highway driving after 30 minutes. During the day, if starting off from a cold location, to the hottest destination, do you account for...
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fj12ryder wrote:
Don't overthink the whole thing. Check your tires in the morning, adjust as necessary. Do the same the next morning, and the morning after that. Trying to keep tires at a mean pressure while actually rolling down the road is just a waste of time and effort. 10 psi pressure changes as tires heat up and cool down is perfectly normal.
Basically yes. The pressure should be set on cold tires and it’s expected to rise with driving down the road- and should not be reduced. (The ideal OPERATING pressure is higher than the cold pressure.
If there’s big temperature changes in the WEATHER, tires ideally should be adjusted- but should be cold when you do it.
Every day sounds a bit much unless you are doing the snowbird thing where you’ll get some possible significant changes.
