Recommended Tire Pressure - Toyota Nation Forum : Toyota Car and Truck Forums

TheNewbie · 03-11-2008, 04:24 AM

Whats the Recommended Tire pressure for a Gen 4, Camry 2001 LE v6 engine?

nikita · 03-11-2008, 09:10 AM

32psi all around.

TheNewbie · 03-11-2008, 03:14 PM

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Originally Posted by nikita

32psi all around.

Would that be w/ a person sitting inside? cause shouldn't i put tire pressure of how my whole car weighs w/ me in it? Or does it not really matter?

'_' · 03-11-2008, 04:07 PM

32psi. Try to fill it up with air when it's cold outside.

EvoFire · 03-11-2008, 05:53 PM

I thought it was 35... just check the little sticker...

'_' · 03-11-2008, 05:58 PM

^^ Could be. The sticker is on the driver side door panel.

Kep · 03-11-2008, 06:27 PM

Due to the nature of the tire it won't matter if there is an acceptable amount of weight inside the car. If you put 32 psi in the tires and then have 4 people get inside the psi will still be 32 psi (the tires will flatten and there will be more surface area on the ground). You should try to put the air in when the tires are "cold". IE, they haven't been used for 3 or 4 hours. If you have to drive to the filling station try to do it within a mile or two of starting up. If the tires are warm the psi will be a little off. However, if your tires are low when they are hot go ahead and top them off. In the next day or so recheck them when they are cold.

Use the psi recommended on the sticker inside the driverside door or in the manual.

Kep

RichieRichJP · 03-11-2008, 08:05 PM

It should say it on your tires (if they're aftermarket)

a94autoCamry · 03-11-2008, 09:36 PM

^uhh, i think it says the max psi the tire can take, not the recommended pressure to put in...

and plus if the max is 50 psi, you DONT want to put on 50 psi of air

TheNewbie · 03-11-2008, 10:10 PM

Ahh i looked on the side of my driver panel and i couldnt find it..... I only saw this big white sticker, but it didnt say anything about the tire pressure. I wonder if the sticker fell off.....

'_' · 03-11-2008, 10:21 PM

It should say either on the driver side door panel or on the side of the door. If not, check the manual?

TheNewbie · 03-12-2008, 02:21 AM

Yea i found it on my driver side panel, it says 32 all around. However, when i got my oil change the dude put it up to 36/37 PSI for all my tires. The max is 44. Was there a reason why he put it up to 36/37 PSI instead of 32?

EvoFire · 03-12-2008, 03:09 AM

A lot of people put 35 regardless because generally thats where the pressure is at for most cars. 36-37 is a give or take of 35. Every pressure meter is calibrated differently

nikita · 03-12-2008, 09:53 AM

Do not use the maximum pressure on the tire sidewall. Toyota, and most manufacturers specify tires that are bigger than necessary to support the fully loaded weight of the car, plus a safety margin. The tire contact patch on the road gets smaller as the pressure goes up regardless of tire size. PSI means Pounds per Square Inch. Higher pressures are a benefit in rain or snow, but dry road handling is improved with lower tire pressures.

Undertow · 03-12-2008, 10:53 AM

Some people like to increase the pressure in their tires to 37-38 for increased gas mileage but I don't really think it has much of an effect. The recommended pressure should either be in the drivers door panel or the owners manual. I know it's in the owners manual and I don't think it's on the door panel so check the manual. Almost all newer cars have it posted in the door panel.