Tire pressure revisited

Posted by Paul shuler on November 16, 2011 at 05:37:42 from (170.29.64.4):

After reading with great interest yesterday all the comments on tire pressure I walked out from work to see a roofing nail sticking out of my rt rear tire. Went to my favorite tire shop to have it fixed “Joes tires”. While he had the tire off I asked him to rotate them criss cross front to back. I’m sure I was over due to rotate them. The sticker inside the door says to run the front tires at 60 psi and the rears at 80 psi cold. And that is what I have always done. By the way it is a 08 ¾ ton Chevy ext cab short bed. The truck has always had a very harsh ride. On a smooth road if you hit a gravel you feel it in the seat of your pants. On a rough road you can forget about taking a sip of your beverage because it will be all over you. As soon as I pulled out from his shop I noticed a much smoother ride. I didn’t hear my change rattling in the console and all the squeaks I have become accustom to. When I got home I checked my pressures and he had the fronts at 68 psi and the rears at 74 psi. On the way to work today I could not believe the difference it made on the roads I drive everyday. I am not advocating this or saying I will leave them like this when I’m hauling stuff but I thought I would share what a difference in the ride that it made.

Replies:

• Re: Tire pressure revisited LenND 14:04:01 11/17/11 (1)
  • Re: Tire pressure revisited John M 03:51:17 11/18/11 (0)
• Re: Tire pressure revisited WGWKy2 14:44:01 11/16/11 (0)
• Re: Tire pressure revisited John M 10:11:39 11/16/11 (2)
  • Re: Tire pressure revisited Paul shuler 12:18:28 11/16/11 (1)
    • Re: Tire pressure revisited John M 14:26:10 11/16/11 (0)
• Re: Tire pressure revisited John A. 09:07:32 11/16/11 (0)
• Re: Tire pressure revisited I luv farmalls 06:58:32 11/16/11 (1)
  • Re: Tire pressure revisited dhermesc 10:01:26 11/16/11 (0)
• Re: Tire pressure revisited DoubleR 06:25:50 11/16/11 (0)
• Re: Tire pressure revisited The tractor vet 06:22:11 11/16/11 (1)
  • Re: Tire pressure revisited Fixerupper 09:59:20 11/16/11 (0)
• Re: Tire pressure revisited Allan In NE 05:58:49 11/16/11 (0)

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