That customer bein' me.
WARNING: car stuff
Got into an argument with my local mechanics a few days ago when I took it in for some work & they decided that they'd air up my tires (LT245/75.16) up to the max of 70 psi.I told them that was waaay too high for my vehicle,a '04 Jeep Grand Cherokee.They insisted that a Load Range E tire had to be run at max or just below otherwise I was "pushing a flat tire".I told them I was on my 2nd set of them & I'd always run them at 35 psi unless I really loaded it up,then I went to 45 psi.
"Oh no,"they insisted,"You'll ruin the tire & get crappy gas mileage"
I had to drive home on them & it was damn near uncontrollable on my very rough dirt road.I aired them back down to 35 psi,then this morning I called Pro Comp (the maker of my tires) & BF Goodrich (they make a similar tire).
They both agreed with me
I'm goin' back into the shop in a few days & intend to tell them that.If they don't agree then I'll tell them I'll look to take my business elsewhere....after 10 years & countless $
let's get this out of the way: the doorjamb sticker says "32psi" but that's for the original 265/60.17 that came stock,all 5 of which had flats the 1st 6 months we had it,so I lifted it 2" & got the bigger,heavier tires
WARNING: car stuff
Got into an argument with my local mechanics a few days ago when I took it in for some work & they decided that they'd air up my tires (LT245/75.16) up to the max of 70 psi.I told them that was waaay too high for my vehicle,a '04 Jeep Grand Cherokee.They insisted that a Load Range E tire had to be run at max or just below otherwise I was "pushing a flat tire".I told them I was on my 2nd set of them & I'd always run them at 35 psi unless I really loaded it up,then I went to 45 psi.
"Oh no,"they insisted,"You'll ruin the tire & get crappy gas mileage"
I had to drive home on them & it was damn near uncontrollable on my very rough dirt road.I aired them back down to 35 psi,then this morning I called Pro Comp (the maker of my tires) & BF Goodrich (they make a similar tire).
They both agreed with me
I'm goin' back into the shop in a few days & intend to tell them that.If they don't agree then I'll tell them I'll look to take my business elsewhere....after 10 years & countless $
let's get this out of the way: the doorjamb sticker says "32psi" but that's for the original 265/60.17 that came stock,all 5 of which had flats the 1st 6 months we had it,so I lifted it 2" & got the bigger,heavier tires
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