2006-12-09 22:31:17 · 6 answers · asked by wllm_chick 1 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Maintenance & Repairs
Hey Bud. Kilroy Is completly wrong. He needs to maybe get 10 more years of experience before he gives anyone else tire advice. There were a couple of right answers.
Check either the drivers or passenger door jamb. There will be a sticker that will give you the recommended inflation pressures according to your manufacturer. You NEVER want to run your tires at maximum inflation pressure. What it will do is cause your tires to wear abnormally. On top of that if you set it to max pressure and then load your vehicle it will make the pressure in the tires increase causing an unsafe condition. Which could lead to tire failure.
Recommended tire pressure has very little to do with the tire itself. It is set by the Vehicle's weight. If a vehicle is heavier you need more pressure in them so that they wear even and keep the maximum amount of tread on the road. Too much pressure causes the tire to ballon and wear down the center of the tire and will reduce the tires footprint. Also the tire will create alot more bounce putting undue strain on the tire itself and the vehicles suspension.
Too little pressure will cause the tire to ride more on the sides and in turn wear the side edges of the tire faster.
The safest and best way is to go with the manufacturers recomended pressure. You should also check the pressure once or twice a month when they are cold.
2006-12-09 23:52:57 · answer #1 · answered by joseph g 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No do neither. Always do the recommend tire pressure that's on the sidewall of the tire, always! It will list a maximum and a minimum. For the front I would go the max or close to it. For the rear, i'm guessing it's a dual setup. If a dual setup, I go roughly 10 - 15 lbs. less due to the load is has to carry. I do this for a single setup also. If you are carrying a heavier load, you might want to consider taking out alittle more air. This is so when the tires start to heat up in the rear, they don't expand too much and explode. The label in the door sill, is what the manufacturer recommends for the tires they had put on when in the factory, and what they recommend to use for a factory setup. Rule is always go by what it says on the sidewall of the tire, period.
2006-12-10 06:45:42 · answer #2 · answered by KILROY 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You will have a label on the door jamb, usually on the drivers door that will tell you recommended pressures for your van. If you are hauling or carrying quite a bit of weight you will want to look on the sidewall of the tire because it will give you the maximum pressure that it will hold safely.
2006-12-10 06:39:47 · answer #3 · answered by cliffandwendy 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Depends on year of van and exact model and tyre size..there are quite a number of different pressures for Transits...to answer correctly, more info is needed
2006-12-10 06:43:09 · answer #4 · answered by Lone Wolf 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There should be a tag/label on your door frame showing tire pressure recommendations.
2006-12-10 06:35:09 · answer #5 · answered by festeringhump 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
60 to 80 psi
2006-12-10 06:34:48 · answer #6 · answered by Anarchy99 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋