Hi All,

I just bought a 92 maxima SE. manual, of course. very happy... Anyway, it doesn't have a sticker on the center console that is supposed to have a tire pressure. I searched the net, i got 26 and 29 psi recommendations. I think 26 is for manual and 29 is for automatic transmission (same both front and rear). Well, I wanted to verify it. Those who have the same car (or otherwise know) please let me know.

THanks a lot

vlad

 

try checking the tires themselves. sometimes the psi is posted on them.

 

That is the MAX-PSI the the tire will safely hold do not go by that. 32 PSI should do

 

I think that psi on the tires is the maximum the tire (not the car) is designed for, and therefore is usually much higher than the manufacturer recommended optimal. Is that right?

 

CHeck the doorframe or B pillar for the sticker...

My 93 GXE is recommended at 29/29.

 

My sticker (auto) says 29 for front & rear, but I usually keep them at 30 psi. My friend with a 93 SE (manual) keeps his about the same and has never had any problems doing that.

 

29/29 for 93 SE auto. The tire place I go to though always puts them at 32/32. Doesn't make too much of a difference.

 

wanna end up like the explorer's with firestones?... follow the reccomendation on the tire. I should become CEO of firestone, and re-name the company "Maypop"...


Tony

 

Slightly overinflating or underinflating tires are OK, to adjust for your preference. As long as it's not extreme (like more than 10 psi difference!) Harder pressure give better response (to a point) because the sidewall flexes less. Lower pressure gives better ride.

The Explorer's tire problem, as I understand it, is because the factory tire pressure specification is already on the low side. Apparently the Firestone truck tires on Explorers made it ride like, well, a truck (which it is, really!). So to improve ride, Ford suggest a tire pressure that's probably close to the minimum neccessary for that tire. So when consumers never checked tire pressure and it fell below even the factory recommended pressure, it's now far below what the correct pressure for that tire should be. Hence the tires overheat and tread separate.

 

yep

 

I have a 92 SE. The sticker says 29 psi front and rear.

 

Thanks. However, is it automatic or manual? I think recommended tire pressure is different for AT and MT, as I said in the first post.


Agamemnon, you have 92 SE 5 spd. what does your sticker say?

thanks
vlad