Tire Pressure

[diverjeff200]

Trie pressure

Hey,

Just had a tire repaired and looked in owners manual for wheel torque and pressure and was really suprised. 95 SR5 4WD shows 29 psi rear and 26 psi front for 10.5/15's. Is this a correct pressure for these tires? Seemed a little low. Thanks for any information.

Safety & blue skies,

DJ

 

[peter78]

My recommendations are similar to that. I used to put 29 psi, but after reading what other people do, I decided to go with 32 psi all around. That seems to work pretty good for me. Here is a link to one thread that has 2nd, 3rd and 4th generations talking about tire pressure.

http://www.yotatech.com/showthread.php?threadid=15782&highlight=tire+pressure

I feel Toyota's recommendations are best for ride.

 

[Thai]

Stick with Toyota's recommendations. It will provide the best compromise of ride, handling, and fuel economy.

 

[peter78]

Lets bring up the Ford Explorer / Firestone problem. Ford was concerned with the Explorer tipping over. One of the quick fixes was to lower the recommended tire pressure to 26 psi. That does make the SUV more stable, but during long drives in hot days the tires tended to overheat and blow. Firestone says Ford was wrong and Ford says Firestone was wrong.

I know in my cars, Honda says to use around 29 psi and I have been putting in 32 psi. A little harsher ride, but better fuel economy and handling. Having a 4Runner I decided to stay with 29 psi for the first 2 years and now have changed to 32 psi it handles quite well. I am concerned about both having good tires that won't blow and roll over.

I know in some of the deaths, people would put in 26 psi and if the tires loose a few pounds, after some wrecks they found the un-blown tires to be more like 20 psi. Bottom line if you stick with 26 psi, check your pressure more often.

If you look at what some people are putting in their tires, 37 psi, 45 psi, that seems high to me, by the same token 26 seems low to me, just ask Firestone.

 

[Thai]

Peter...hmm, you do make a good point. Let's hope that Toyota does not make the same mistake....

 

[peter78]

I think if you are trying to follow Toyota's recommendation of 26 psi, I would be tempted to put 27 or 28 to allow for a slight drop in pressure. Of course if you go off road itis OK to drop below that for better traction.

 

[prlundberg]

Being a former Exploder owner, and being that my 4Runner has Firestones on it (previous owner put them on), I feel uncomfortable with less than 30 psi, regardless of what Toyota says.

I've never been impressed with Firestones.

 

[peter78]

My 2001 4Runner came with Firestone Wranglers. Firestone said they were not part of the re-call but I felt uncomfortable with them on. They started to show wear at 36,000 miles and I replaced them early.

 

[mike_d]

i also think that 26 is kinda low. in fact on my '89 the door says to use 26 in the front and 35 in the back! i think that's too big of a difference. so i use the ratio 26/29 that i've seen on other 4runners. i like to run at least 30, so that's what i run up front. but i like to keep the ratio that toyota suggests, so i usually run 30/33 in my runners. in the winter, with my winter tires, i run 22/24 when it's icy. it really helps the traction and i don't have to worry about tire overheating in the winter.