Tire Pressure

[Corsulian]

This question is annoying--but ten minutes using the search function brought me nothing useful.
My car doesn't have the info plates on the door jambs, no manual, and the Haynes manual doesn't say anything on this: what pressure should I be using on the old girl?

[smt_007]

do you have 14 or 15 inch tyres?

[5Sfte]

The tire pressure is located on the sidewall of your tire.

[alex]

Originally posted by 5Sfte
The tire pressure is located on the sidewall of your tire.

no.....thats the maximum that the tire can hold without exploading (otherwise known as going "ford")

31-32 should work.....unless you have really low profile tires

but for stock tires 32 should be fine

[TRDragoon]

32 front, 31 rear, with passenger, 32 rear. for gen 3 and 3.5 camry....

[Your Uncle Moe]

Dont look on the side of the tire. Heres what you do. Open your glove box. There should be a sticker on it with all the info u need on it. THAT is what you should follow.

[Hook]

shit!!! I been inflating mine to what it says on the sidewall all along...like 34psi...stangely enough, both my front tyres are wearing evenly on the ends (rear tyres are great even tho they're only a month younger than the front ones) .... if I'm not mistaken, that's a sure sign of underinflation

now I'm

[clutterking]

I have a 94 LE also, check the glovebox there should be a sticker there. If I remember correctly, it says 28psi under normal conditions and 32psi when its loaded, don't quote me on that. I always keep mine at 32psi.

[eecc]

i thought that inflating to what the sidewall of the tire says is okay since thats max cold tire pressure?

[Corsulian]

Thanks all,

I think I'm also missing that glove compartment sticker. Melanie is one sketchy gal. That's right, I refer to my car by its name.

[Your Uncle Moe]

yeah my sticker is messed up also and I have to refer to my manual.

[crazy_camry]

sorry to hijack thread, but i have some Falken Ziex 205/50/16's and am unsure what these should be inflated to. any ideas?

[GEN3CAM]

It would make more sense to go by the recommended pressure that the manufacturer states for their tire. Most likely you don't have the same make and model tire that your car came with new. You can have the same size tires but sometimes the pressure ratings change if you go with a different speed rating and brand. I look on the sidewall of the tire and look what the maximum PSI. Then I subtract 3-4 PSI from that and use that as my setting. I have never had any problems with uneven wear and the closer you are to the max PSI, the lesser the rolling resistance which equals better performance and better gas milage.

[dbruce]

Another note.

I have a Gen2 with recommendations for 32 front and 28 back. My gas mileage went down the tubes when I started using this with my new tires. I was using the max pressure numbers (way way to high) and got amazing gas mileage but poor handling when the tires wore.

I decided on 35 front and 32 back. The new pressure makes the ride a bit stiffer and the gas mileage much better. As long as you are filling them below max pressure and above the recommended........you can play till you find a pressure that works for you.

[BLUEMEANIE]

Stock for a gen 3 is 32lbs all round. I have 215/50/17, every brand of tire I've had at that size says 42 max I use about 35.