Tire PSI and truck camper question
My question is if the truck manufacturer (Chevy) says the max psi should be 35 (on the sticker) and on the tire it says 51 max psi, would it be ok to increase the pressure from 35 to say 45ish to acco...
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jimh425 wrote:
I'd probably look at load inflation charts for those tires, but the tires won't be worse for wear at max pressure. The handling will be different, and you could get some abnormal tire wear especially when unloaded.
The tire ratings in the door are designed to give you a guide for what is the pressure you should run at sticker max GVWR.
Would have to double check it, but all my vehicles do have double chart for light load and heavy load.
Good tire manufacturers will publish charts with recommended pressure at given load.
If you can't find one, rule of thumb is to inflate to the same % of max pressure what % of max load you are carrying.
Than again - all you will loose riding at max tire pressure is comfort, while you will save fuel .
