Recommend Tire Pressure
Please recommend a tire pressure for my 5th wheel, tandem axle. Tire size is 235-80R-16 , Rating is E , Max pressure is 80 PSI. By actual scale weighing, the four trailer tires share a load of 8180 ...
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4X4Dodger wrote:
That is exactly how they are spec"ed as there is no other datum to spec to.
Secondly IF you run the tires at the cold pressure inflation on the sidewall you will always be in line with the tire's warranty. You will not be if you run under that.
Using some chart on the internet to determine tire pressure that can be disavowed by the tire MFG and the Trailer MFG is not a smart approach.
You aren't addressing what I am saying but just spouting the same thing over and over. Exactly WHAT is "how they are spec'ed" ??
And your assertion about the tire warranty is absurd.
90% of the vehicles on the road have manufacturers recommendations that are UNDER the max. load pressure and that DOES NOT NEGATIVELY AFFECT THE WARRANTY. The vehicle makers aren't going to take a chance like that.
And for the third time, I and not saying you should "use some chart on the internet" unless it comes directly from the tire manufacturers site.
Blindly recommending using the Max. stamped on the sidewall is not a smart approach. The fact that you get away with it doesn't change that.
