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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There seems to be some misconceptions about the max tire pressure listed on the sidewall of tires:
1) P type tires will only have 35psi, 44 psi, and 51 psi listed as the max (for Standard Load). Exceptions: Some tires are calculated in metric units and the max would be 36 psi, 44 psi, and 51 psi. Also Extra Load tires will have the max of 41 psi or 50 psi.
2) In all cases, Standard Load P type tires carry the max load at 35 psi (except metric calculated ones where it is 36 psi), even those labled with a max of 44 and 51 psi.
3) LT tires (radials) will have a max pressure of 50 psi, (Load Range C), 65 psi (LR D), 80 psi (LR E), etc.
1) P type tires will only have 35psi, 44 psi, and 51 psi listed as the max (for Standard Load). Exceptions: Some tires are calculated in metric units and the max would be 36 psi, 44 psi, and 51 psi. Also Extra Load tires will have the max of 41 psi or 50 psi.
2) In all cases, Standard Load P type tires carry the max load at 35 psi (except metric calculated ones where it is 36 psi), even those labled with a max of 44 and 51 psi.
3) LT tires (radials) will have a max pressure of 50 psi, (Load Range C), 65 psi (LR D), 80 psi (LR E), etc.
