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Tire station keep recomend 70psi...

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Old 08-21-2012, 08:58 AM
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Default Tire station keep recomend 70psi...

I'm install my tire right now i ask for 35psi.. And they said it is too low as this tire. This should be 50 or 60psi... Why they say like that?
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Because they have no idea what they are doing. Depending on the size of the tire in question, should be 28-35psi
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Originally Posted by CanadianRubi
Because they have no idea what they are doing. Depending on the size of the tire in question, should be 30-35psi.
Agreed, I run my tires 28-30
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Exactly ^^^^^
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Originally Posted by tkkim
I'm install my tire right now i ask for 35psi.. And they said it is too low as this tire. This should be 50 or 60psi... Why they say like that?
I'm running my tires at 28, but I'm running 35x12.50x15 kevlar MT/Rs.

Which brings to mind a very important questioin...What tires do you have? Regardless, I can most assuredly tell you they HAVE to be wrong.. They **might** be talking about the max pressure your tires are rated for, and as such, have confused themselves.. Or want you to wear through your tires and buy more from them...
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Who cares why they say 70psi. Simply deflate them when you come home.
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Originally Posted by TheTerminator
Who cares why they say 70psi. Simply deflate them when you come home.
I agree. Depending on the tire will probably need to be in the upper 20's to low 30's
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Just got my terra grapplers and the side wall says 65 lbs sounds like a lot to me, they are 295/70/17
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Originally Posted by JCarlos 71
Just got my terra grapplers and the side wall says 65 lbs sounds like a lot to me, they are 295/70/17
That's the Max pressure, and should only be used if you are maxing out the load rating, which should be about 12000lbs. Your rig probably weighs half of that. I'd start at 30 and do the chalk test to adjust from there.



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