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 Post subject: Tire Pressure - Newb Question
PostPosted: Tue Nov 04, 2008 2:13 am 
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I recently purchased my Liberty. The previous owner put 31" MT/Rs on it. He told me that the current tire pressure was 75 PSI. This seems high to me but that's really just based on my previous experiences/knowledge. I haven't taken the time to check the tire pressure but wanted to get everyone's opinion before I did. What would be the appropriate tire pressure for my Jeep for onroad activities?


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 Post subject: Re: Tire Pressure - Newb Question
PostPosted: Tue Nov 04, 2008 3:12 am 
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Look on the sidewall of your tires... in small print, should have the max tire pressure listed. Appropriate pressure is going to vary from tire to tire based on what is designed to do. Heavy duty towing or off road tires run higher PSI than street tires. I run my Firestones at 41 PSI rear, 38 PSI front (max 44 PSI on the sideway) for mpg and towing reasons (less sidewall flex at higher pressure).

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PostPosted: Tue Nov 04, 2008 3:17 am 
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Max PSI is 80 lbs. I'm just looking to get an idea of what others run with MT/Rs or similar tires.


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PostPosted: Tue Nov 04, 2008 11:55 am 
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dropped_71chevy wrote:
Max PSI is 80 lbs. I'm just looking to get an idea of what others run with MT/Rs or similar tires.
It's seems the best rides and wear with the MT/R's on a KJ is at about 38-40psi.


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PostPosted: Tue Nov 04, 2008 1:37 pm 
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Thanks tjkj2002.


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PostPosted: Sat Nov 08, 2008 6:42 pm 
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Good news! I had a rotation done today and had them drop the tire pressure to 40 lbs. and my TPMS gauge went off. Woot!


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