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Old Apr 30, 2007 | 08:18 AM
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I've been running 35psi cold and the tires have been wearing in the middle. Does anyone know what a good psi range would be? I'm thinking between 28-32, cold.

Also, my TPMS read consistantly 3 psi low, and the light keeps coming on. (because I lowered the pressure in the back tires.) Is there a way to disable the annoying beep it makes when I turn on the car?
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Old Apr 30, 2007 | 08:24 AM
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i think you can get the tpms recalibrated iirc, i've always ran 30psi with no wear problems
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Old Apr 30, 2007 | 09:26 AM
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35psi is recommended so that's the range you should be in unless you're running some totally different tires.

The alarm goes off at 28psi. If you are using a lot lower than 35psi, on a cold morning the pressure might drop below 28 and the alarm will go off.

No, the sensors or the TPMS system can't be recalibrated.
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Old Apr 30, 2007 | 10:28 AM
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That’s unusual. I wound run 35 PSI, and just deal with it.
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Old Apr 30, 2007 | 10:31 AM
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Keep it between 35-40psi and TPMS light can't be turned off as far as i know
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Old Apr 30, 2007 | 11:28 AM
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I never run below 35psi cold.
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Old Apr 30, 2007 | 11:43 AM
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Originally Posted by DavesZ#3
35psi is recommended so that's the range you should be in unless you're running some totally different tires.

The alarm goes off at 28psi. If you are using a lot lower than 35psi, on a cold morning the pressure might drop below 28 and the alarm will go off.

No, the sensors or the TPMS system can't be recalibrated.
Thank you for the info.

I'm running about 25 psi in the rear to help balance out tread wear, but I'm getting new tires this week (toyo T1Rs)...

Originally Posted by davidv
That’s unusual. I wound run 35 PSI, and just deal with it.
I'm not going to "just deal" with uneven tread wear due to overinflated tires. It's pretty bad, with the center 4" of tread worn much more than the outside. Has anyone else had this issue running 35psi cold with the potenzas? This only applies to the rears, the fronts seem to be wearing normally (at 35 psi cold pressure). Maybe my mechanical gauge is reading low, but that would mean my TPMS are really low. I'm going to buy another mechanical gauge tonight and check again.

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Something's seriously wrong if you're wearing the middle of the tire only and are running 25psi. Normally, you'd expect the inside edge to wear first, at least that's what I've seen with a couple of other Zs. Get a good dial type gauge ($30). Cheap gauges are notorious for being in-accurate.

I ran the stock Potenzas at 35 psi for 2½ years and the rears wore almost perfectly. I was down to the wear bars all the way across.

You might want to consider having the car checked by a good alignment shop.
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Old Apr 30, 2007 | 03:09 PM
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Originally Posted by DavesZ#3
Something's seriously wrong if you're wearing the middle of the tire only and are running 25psi. Normally, you'd expect the inside edge to wear first, at least that's what I've seen with a couple of other Zs. Get a good dial type gauge ($30). Cheap gauges are notorious for being in-accurate.

I ran the stock Potenzas at 35 psi for 2½ years and the rears wore almost perfectly. I was down to the wear bars all the way across.

You might want to consider having the car checked by a good alignment shop.
Good to know... I'm going to get another gauge tonight.

The inside and outside are similarly worn, so I don't think its the alignment.

The majority of the wear occurred with the tires inflated to 35 psi (I think)... I went down to 25 psi to balance the wear...
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