Replacing the summer air in your tires to winter air.

[throttleplate]

I run my tires in the summer at 33 psi, in the fall i keep them at 33 psi and when the cold hits i keep at 33psi. With the sun down and 33 degrees out i checked my tires and they are all at 28psi, a 5 lb drop since i last aired them up in september, so back up to 33 and will check again whenever the temp gets into the teens and stays there.

[slonezp]

The global warming air works all year round

[GreenPig]

Plug in your wheel warmers to maintain the proper psi and charge your wheel warming batteries. 

[gim]

I’m sure the air pressure in my tires will be going down with colder temps on tap next week. I’ll be sure to check it for the proper tire pressure. Thanks for the reminder @throttleplate

[Jig Man]

What kind of tires only require 33 # of air pressure?

[Dwight Hottle]

Tire pressure decreases 1lb per 10 degrees of falling air temps. So you should reset it every winter. Plus if you live in the snow states the natural drop in pressure makes your tires more susceptible to damage from chuck holes or impact breaks because of the lowered pressure. I speak from 13 years of experience in the retail tire industry. 

[galyonj]

Don't forget to rotate your blinker fluid.

[flyfisher]

3 hours ago, Jig Man said:

What kind of tires only require 33 # of air pressure?

A lot do actually.  Most people don't look at the tag on the door jamb which says the recommended PSI though.   My 2012 wrangler was 35psi recommended and the same is for my current vehicle which is a 2019 ford escape.  

[TnRiver46]

3 hours ago, Jig Man said:

What kind of tires only require 33 # of air pressure?

Smaller cars, I believe throttle plate runs a civic

[gim]

5 minutes ago, flyfisher said:

my current vehicle which is a 2019 ford escape.  

Yep that's exactly what the 2017 escape I just traded in last week for indicated too.

 

Just remember that what it says inside the door is for the factory tires that come with the vehicle.  If you are on new or different tires, it might not be the same anymore.  That number will be on the tire, unless of course you replaced the factory tires with the exact same ones.

[galyonj]

5 minutes ago, TnRiver46 said:

Smaller cars, I believe throttle plate runs a civic

 

GM recommends 30 psi on all Corvettes since at least 1997, and that's generally where I keep it for street driving. If I'm on a track I might put an additional 10 or so pounds in, depending on how deep I'm getting into the sidewall in turns.

[TnRiver46]

Just now, galyonj said:

 

GM recommends 30 psi on all Corvettes since at least 1997, and that's generally where I keep it for street driving. If I'm on a track I might put an additional 10 or so pounds in, depending on how deep I'm getting into the sidewall in turns.

[Darth-Baiter]

its not the tire that requires the 30psi.  it is the vehicle's recommendation that governs in my household.

 

a tacoma is close to that.  my old chevy S10 was 29 psi in back IIRC.  and thermodynamics was a sick college course.  super interesting.

[TnRiver46]

My wife’s Honda fit only needs about 30 lbs, the tires are comically small 

[galyonj]

Well that Fit is quite wee.

[TnRiver46]

16 minutes ago, galyonj said:

Well that Fit is quite wee.

Her brother calls it a football helmet, I prefer roller skate 

[Jig Man]

My bad.  I assumed it was trailer tires not passenger car tires.

[TnRiver46]

21 minutes ago, Jig Man said:

My bad.  I assumed it was trailer tires not passenger car tires.

Yeah I’ve always found it odd my trailer calls for more air than my truck but that’s what it says on the rubber 

[TOXIC]

Max psi on the tire is for max load.  I run different psi for towing and when not towing.  45 towing and 35 not towing.  Max pressure on tire is 50psi cold. 

[throttleplate]

7 hours ago, galyonj said:

Don't forget to rotate your blinker fluid.

 

I plan on doing that just after i rotate the steering wheel and the windshield wipers.

[Jigfishn10]

6 hours ago, flyfisher said:

A lot do actually.  Most people don't look at the tag on the door jamb which says the recommended PSI though.   My 2012 wrangler was 35psi recommended and the same is for my current vehicle which is a 2019 ford escape.  

My ‘16 wrangler is 37psi

 

I had to do a double check on that. 😅… I wasn’t used to seeing that

[Tennessee Boy]

Do you guy ever change the halogen in your headlights?  😆

[slonezp]

Speaking of rotating, I have the tires rotated every oil change. Ford recommends 60psi in the front and 65psi in the rear. They never adjust the pressure after they rotate them.

[throttleplate]

One thing i just despise about auto shops is when they tell you that they did a courtesy car inspection after repairing your car and they checked and adjusted my tire pressure.

I only trust my mid tier quality dial guage and checking tires in the morning or evening.

[Darth-Baiter]

On 11/17/2023 at 4:55 AM, galyonj said:

Don't forget to rotate your blinker fluid.

This is not quite as important as upgrading to chrome-moly muffler bearings.