AutomotiveRepairSavings.com » safety http://automotiverepairsavings.com Mon, 09 Aug 2010 16:04:37 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 Tire Pressure http://automotiverepairsavings.com/2009/10/27/tire-pressure/ http://automotiverepairsavings.com/2009/10/27/tire-pressure/#comments Tue, 27 Oct 2009 18:53:11 +0000 Tech http://automotiverepairsavings.com/?p=41 Where the rubber meets the road… Tire pressure is essential to getting from point A to B safely.

Under inflated tire

If your tire is under-inflated by as little as 6 psi:

  • Uneven tire wear
  • 5% reduction in MPGs
  • Tire wear is accelerated by as much as 25%
  • Tire failure or Blow out

Tire pressure rises or lowers itself by 1Psi for every 10 degrees Fahrenheit.

You Should always set your tire pressure in the morning so they will not lose pressure as the day heats up. Some days the temperature can easily change up to 50 degrees and then you can lose as much as 5psi of air pressure…

The best place to find the proper inflation is in the owners manual. NOT on what is written on the sidewall of the tire that is just the min and max of what the tire can be set at.

For information on tread depth Go Here and for more information on tires and the source of the data used in this article i recommend reading some info on Tire Rack

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