Tire Pressure Question

[sprocket1200]

setting the pressure a little higher in early fall is ok as it will naturally decrease as the temperature drops. it is about 1 psi for every 10F drop (by my monthly monitoring).

i find that it is more important to check your pressures in the fall (monthly) than in the spring (every second month for me) as temperatures rise and the increase is offset by the 'loss'.

[x5pdx]

Originally Posted by crasshh

Interesting, I went to the BMW dealership and they inflated my fronts to 36. When i questioned them about this they replied that is normal, this isn't what the manual recommends (had me question if the BMW rep knew wht he was talkin about). The ride is somewhat bumpy now. I will scale back to about 33-34. 32 looks too flat for me.

I ride about 36front/39rear for the summer and about 38/41 during cold months b/c i know cold weather will deflate it a bit.

[omodos]

Originally Posted by crasshh

Interesting, I went to the BMW dealership and they inflated my fronts to 36. When i questioned them about this they replied that is normal, this isn't what the manual recommends (had me question if the BMW rep knew wht he was talkin about). The ride is somewhat bumpy now. I will scale back to about 33-34. 32 looks too flat for me.

i am at about 33.5 psi up front on 18" 255/55 and they still look flat...hmm