You just follow what is one the tires side wall. All tires are different.
Zachary Burcham wrote:
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>> The max tire pressure is just that - the maximum the tire is rated to
>> run at safely. You normally won't get up this high unless you're
>> hauling a hefty load. Recommended operating tire pressures are well
>> below the tire's max and are included in a little booklet that comes
>> with the truck's manual.
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> I had a real question about this comment at the end of the above
> paragraph. Do you really use the vehicle manufactured specs on tire
> pressure if you are running anything but OEM tires? Point being I'm
> currently running 235/75 Dueller A/T Revos on my 92 CC 2WD. These
> tires have a max PSI of 45, I run them at 42 normally. My last tires
> had a max pressure of 35 PSI (Firestone Wilderness A/Ts, same size)
> and I don't even remember what the pressure was on the tires that came
> on the truck when I got it in 1999. But I just see that with so many
> variances in tires that the booklet that came out in 1992 for my
> truck, wouldn't be able to accurately cover these situations and would
> really fall short if I was running a low profile tire, which can hit
> 60 PSI on the max end. Anyone's input on this would be great, it's
> just stumped me for a bit as I follow the tire's specs, but hear it
> both ways.
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> Zachary Burcham
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