wasup1357

Hi I am goin down to San Diego from San Francisco, I have a trunk full of clothes and 5 people sittin in the car, the rear side of the car is visibly lower than the front from the distance b/t the wheel and the car that i noticed. I just want to check if this is safe b/c I am going to be driving for 8 hrs and wut kinda tire pressure would i need like this. Thz for any reply and sry im a noob

fsttyms1

ive done 3 trips from wisconsin to florida with 3 people and a trunk so full of lugage you couldnt fit a piece of paper in it. you will have no problems

wasup1357

Should I lower the pressure of the tires tho?? thz

chewi

if these are stock tires i would keep the pressure at no higher than 32 PSI.

The reason is b/c you will be having a full load in the rear and you don't want to have too much pressure from all the weight onto the rear tires.

If think it would be dangerous if the PSI is over 32 while driving on the highway for hours b/c the tires will heat up and build up more pressure and stress onto the tires which could (*knock on wood*) blow out a tire.

just drive safely within the speed limit and you should be fine.

have fun!

fsttyms1

ictually i wouldnt lower the psi at all. that would be more dangerous than higher psi. (as ford will tell you with all the problems they had with the explorer) Keep every thing the way you would normally have it and dont worry about it.

acurabum

You should be OK if over a bum your rear fender will not rub again the tire....
If yes you might have a problem 'cause you have too much weight in the back....
Goodluck and have a nice trip .....

Edward'TLS

You should increase the tire pressure with heavy load, not decrease, because tires will become flatter under heavy load. So you need to increase the tire pressure so that the tire contact patch and sidewall flex remain the same as under normal load.

chilifrost

Since we are talking about tire pressure what would be the correct tire pressure on after market tires I have yoko's 225, 18, 40 series tires.

dro_15

i wouldn't lower tire pressure either.... unsafe and cost more on gas in the long run due to underiflated tires....and for u with 18's it'll make it easier for you to bent ur rims... u can find the correct pressure on the sidewalls of ur tire