26 psi????

What are you driving one of those fords that put too low a pressure
sticker on them so the tires explode and flip the vehicles?

There is a recall for that sticker if that is the case.

That does seem low though. That said, I run 28 psi in my Jeep CJ7 with
33" tires and 32 psi in my Cherokee with p235x15 tires.

I check mine using the 'chalk method'. I set the psi then run some
chalk across the tread and drive in a straight line. I then see how
much chalk is worn away.

At 28 psi, I have about 1/4" of chalk left on the outside edges of the
tread. When the tire shop installed my tires and put 36 in them I only
wore out 3" of the center of the tread. Not a nice 'footprint'.

Mike
86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's

4000 psi wrote:
>
> i contacted Tire Rack where i bought the tires and they recommended 32-35
> psi, the glove box sticker suggests 26 psi front and rear ... what a
> discrepancy
>
> "rnf2" > wrote in message
> ...
> >
> > "Roger Brown" > wrote in message
> > ...
> > > 4000 psi wrote:
> > > >
> > > > i did the math according to this link and the pressure comes out to be
> > about
> > > > 20 psi for the load that i have ... can i seriously run the pressure
> > that
> > > > low?
> > >
> > > You'll likely not come up with one answer or one pressure. I've run
> 20-22
> > psi in my 33x10.50 BFGs on the highway and they do OK, no signs of
> > overheating. But for extended high speed driving, I generally run about
> 30
> > psi or higher. Start out with the
> > > suggested inflation specs for the vehilce, often in an Owner's manual,
> > sticker on the door jamb or glove box, etc. If that feels too soft,
> > increase the pressure, if too firm, decrease it. Watch the tread wear and
> > tread contact patch and come up with
> > > something that works for you, your driving style, your vehicle and
> tires.
> > >
> > > --
> > > Roger
> >
> >