Correct or Maximum Tire Pressure?

  • 07/11/2013 5:22 PM
    Message # 1338569
    Deleted user
    This is a newbie question on best tire pressure.  The previous owner of my 1997 Storm told me that the tire pressure should be kept at: 80 psi front and 100 psi rear.  The tires themselves have a Max pressure ratilng of 110 psi.  I read a goodyear web site that said not to lower the tire pressure to 20% below the 'rating'.  I am now confused as to what to keep the pressure at.  Any knowledge or experience greatly appreciated.
    Last modified: 07/11/2013 5:23 PM | Deleted user
  • 07/12/2013 11:43 AM
    Reply # 1338947 on 1338569
    Stephen, The best way to determine what your tire pressure should be is to load your coach as if you are going on a trip to include and fuel then have each corner (tires weighted) and both Goodyear and Michelim have guides available to tell you what the pressure should be. By doing this you will find out if you have one side loaded more than the other.
  • 07/13/2013 12:30 AM
    Reply # 1339298 on 1338569
    Deleted user
    I've always been told to go by the sticker that's in the coach. Fleetwood determines what is best based on the configuration of the coach. I've had 3, have always gone by the sticker from Fleetwood and have never had a tire problem. The sticker on my Providence is located just behind the drivers set on the wall.
  • 05/09/2014 5:01 AM
    Reply # 1550835 on 1338569
    Deleted user
    Go by the sticker information unless you know better. And you can know better by actually measuring your coach's true weight distribution. Who would want to blindly believe a sticker when you can find out what's real? I have a 2001 Storm, which came OEM with Goodyear Load Range F tires (which had a maximum tire pressure rating of 80 psi (and the Goodyear rating tables said that pressure was good for 3200 pounds loading). I have a measured weight of 6000 pounds on my front axle and 12000 pounds on my rear axle. How about that, at maximum air pressure, Fleetwood had loaded those tires to their maximum capacity. I was running at 100%, with no safety reserve. When it was time to get new tires, I bought Michelin XZW's, slightly larger diameter, in Load Range H. These have a maximum pressure rating of IIRC, 120 psi. In the Michelin data tables, I can support 3000 pounds per tire at 75 psi, so I run my tires at 80 psi, which gives me about a ton of safety margin while not making the tires rock hard. (At 120 psi, I think those tires could support about 4500 pounds per tire.) The short answer is that a newer tire, of better quality and with a higher load range, can give you a whole lot more safety margin in operation.

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