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Old Oct 5, 2007 | 08:15 PM
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good psi on tires

i know it was here before but i cant open them for some reasson sorry for asking again
Old Oct 5, 2007 | 08:20 PM
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i like 35 front 32 back
32 / 32 is stock for se
32 / 29 is stock for gxe/gle

i think
Old Oct 5, 2007 | 08:28 PM
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Read the info tag under your armrest.
Old Oct 5, 2007 | 08:52 PM
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32/29 is stock. But every different brand of tire will need diff amounts of air. Stock pressure doesnt work for every tire.
Old Oct 5, 2007 | 11:41 PM
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it does not make anything for me
Old Oct 6, 2007 | 12:26 AM
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it all depends on what the damnn tire says.
Old Oct 6, 2007 | 01:12 AM
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^ um yeah if u want to go by the max pressure lol
Old Oct 6, 2007 | 01:16 AM
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i do 40 all around for maximum MPG
Old Oct 6, 2007 | 01:27 AM
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40 psi gives great MPG. But it rides rougher than normal tire pressure, puts more wear on the suspension (which was not designed for tires with 40 psi), and usually results in tires wearing out in the center while there is still lots of tread on the shoulders. Many Maxima owners run high quality (read: expensive) tires on their baby, so having to replace tires well before what should have been their 'lifetime' costs a lot more than getting one or two less MPG by running normal psi.

Why not compromise by trying around 36 psi in front and 34 psi in rear? Gives better mpg than stock, yet rides fairly smoothly, and the wear is more evenly distributed across the tread than with 40 psi.
Old Oct 6, 2007 | 01:36 AM
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have 15k on them no problems. 35 profile is not that thick.....
Old Oct 6, 2007 | 02:45 AM
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I keep 44psi all around on my low pro's. If I leave them any lower, you risk ruining the tire if you hit a pothole right, the wheel will actually pinch the sidewall.

On regular size tires, read the sidewall. Probably safe with around 35-37

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Old Oct 6, 2007 | 05:20 AM
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Originally Posted by Mxrider52
32/29 is stock. But every different brand of tire will need diff amounts of air. Stock pressure doesnt work for every tire.
Perhaps, but stock pressure is always very close to the correct answer. The only time you need to go over 35psi is autocrossing. Above 35psi will not produce better mpg, certainly not enough to make it worth losing that much grip.

How do you figure a 'perfect' tire pressure? Lap times, pyrometer?

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go by the door sticker, not the tire sidewall. (The sidewall says "max", not recommended)

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Old Oct 6, 2007 | 07:28 AM
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To keep the tire wear even, you have to alternate the tire pressure with the season

IN the summer, you can lower the pressure just a bit, you get more contact with the road, and the outside of the tire gets more wear

in the winter, you can increase the psi, the tires will cut through snow better and the wear will happen more on the center of the tire.

thus ballancing itself out every season (assuming you keep the same tires all year round) and you live in such an environment where it snows)
Old Oct 6, 2007 | 08:21 AM
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I KEEP MINE AT 35 ALL AROUND
Old Oct 6, 2007 | 04:29 PM
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Originally Posted by jojo98maxima
I KEEP MINE AT 35 ALL AROUND
Same here!!!!!
Old Oct 6, 2007 | 04:49 PM
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38 psi front and 36 psi in rear
Old Oct 6, 2007 | 04:57 PM
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I run 32psi in all four. I have 245-45-17s with even wear.
Old Oct 6, 2007 | 05:07 PM
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36-40 psi...


waiting for my BOOM!
Old Oct 8, 2007 | 02:41 AM
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God damn u guys run some high tire pressures.... **** that! lol I don't go higher than 34... but then again I live in California and the roads here ****in suck
Old Oct 8, 2007 | 07:29 AM
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32/32 works for hte SE
Old Oct 8, 2007 | 01:46 PM
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I do 60psi ala Hunter Thompson.....
Old Oct 8, 2007 | 04:53 PM
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33/32 works out pretty well for the SE.
Old Nov 16, 2007 | 03:05 PM
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what about if you want to run the quarter????
36/34???
Old Nov 16, 2007 | 08:06 PM
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Originally Posted by 97SEdriver
I do 60psi ala Hunter Thompson.....
hahahahaha
Old Nov 16, 2007 | 08:29 PM
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Same here!!!!!
thats what i run on my goodyear assurance = $200+ with insurance
Old Nov 16, 2007 | 09:06 PM
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Originally Posted by lightonthehill
40 psi gives great MPG. But it rides rougher than normal tire pressure, puts more wear on the suspension (which was not designed for tires with 40 psi), and usually results in tires wearing out in the center while there is still lots of tread on the shoulders.
routinely cornering quick will take care of the wear issue.
Old Nov 16, 2007 | 09:38 PM
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um.. it says on the door seal, along with model year and month, shouldnt be hard to find
Old Nov 16, 2007 | 10:45 PM
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Originally Posted by xkazik
i know it was here before but i cant open them for some reasson sorry for asking again
32 to 35 is pretty much standard, for future reference trying replacing "showthread" in the url with "oldthread" thats probably the problem
Old Nov 17, 2007 | 08:35 AM
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GLEs got lower standard psi than SEs for comfort. i think its 32.29 on my GLE and 35.32 on SEs
Old Nov 17, 2007 | 10:34 AM
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33f 30r for me.
Old Nov 17, 2007 | 03:59 PM
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Originally Posted by ROCKART
GLEs got lower standard psi than SEs for comfort. i think its 32.29 on my GLE and 35.32 on SEs
are you kidding me.....

this topic has been beat to death and yall are rediculous if you think 2 or 3 psi makes a difference.

Dgeesaman is correct. DO NOT INFLATE TO THE MAX PRESSURE WRITTEN ON THE TIRE. Inflate to the recommended factory tire pressure inside your door.

where do yall get your facts. 44 psi? You risk damaging the tire by running it at 44 than you do at 35.

and oh **** who just bumped this damn thread from october

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Old Nov 17, 2007 | 04:06 PM
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I don not understand why you would put less psi in the rear since the front tires loose grip first.
Old Nov 17, 2007 | 04:08 PM
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I don not understand why you would put less psi in the rear since the front tires loose grip first.
there is more weight in the front of your car.
Old Nov 17, 2007 | 04:08 PM
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Originally Posted by chillin014
are you kidding me.....

this topic has been beat to death and yall are rediculous if you think 2 or 3 psi makes a difference.

Dgeesaman is correct. DO NOT INFLATE TO THE MAX PRESSURE WRITTEN ON THE TIRE. Inflate to the recommended factory tire pressure inside your door.

where do yall get your facts. 44 psi? You risk damaging the tire by running it at 44 than you do at 35.

and oh **** who just bumped this damn thread from october
jvckustumz bumped it.... but its okay some people dont look at the dates.
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Originally Posted by chillin014
there is more weight in the front of your car.
indeed
Old Nov 17, 2007 | 04:10 PM
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Originally Posted by VQrebuild96
indeed
yeah i realize he bumped it...

hopefully everyones questions are answered.
Old Nov 17, 2007 | 04:43 PM
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changed my pressure today from 32 front and 29 back to 35 front and 32 back. seems way less sluggish - granted i also put in FSTB and replaced knocksensor, but still.
Old Nov 17, 2007 | 04:48 PM
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yeah i adjusted the PSI on my wheels as well.

it was amazingly low as i have not checked it in a long time and the temperatures have begun dropping below 0Cfor the past week or so.

I think for every 5C change in temperature the PSI changes by 1 or 2. so i put it to 37 PSI all around and when the weather hits -20C in december / january it should drop to about 32 all around
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