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Old Jul 9, 2006 | 11:42 PM
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Yea I have a 95 se, and was checking my air pressure in my one tire since it looked low and damn it had 10psi, it must have a leak and jus checking the rest i need to replace two tires because of uneven wear etc so my question/* are:

1) what is the reccomended psi for my car? the sticker must have been peeled off,when i get my new ones im def filling it with nitrogen

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2) What tires do you reccomend that are pretty decent? I have lemans right now


And on a side note,I tend to notice a little bit of a woowing noise,and minor shaking when i top 50-55mph,it sounds like its coming from the back,i would assume i need an alignment but i was wondering what else it could be?

thanks
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Old Jul 10, 2006 | 01:27 AM
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I think the sticker on my car says 25psi, not 100% sure though

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i must have been mistaken
maybe its 35psi
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Old Jul 10, 2006 | 01:34 AM
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Standard tire pressure is 32-35 PSI.
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Old Jul 10, 2006 | 02:23 AM
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The tire preasure is posted on the outside of the tire and also a sticker on the drivers side door telling you.

Mine are at 44 psi (that is the listed psi on the outside of the tire)
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Old Jul 10, 2006 | 02:26 AM
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you should probably go with what the tires say, not what the sticker says.

for example my tires have a max psi of 54psi...i usually run about 45.

My door sticker is in the low 30s, if i ran that kind of pressure in those tires they would be pretty darn low.
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Old Jul 10, 2006 | 02:30 AM
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Mine are at 35 at all times.
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Old Jul 10, 2006 | 02:33 AM
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I run 32-34 in mine. There is no advantage in using nitrogen over plain old air. Nitrogen for tires?

As for the brand of tire. It depends what your budget happens to be.

You can go to www.tirerack.com and check for reviews on tires before you make a decision.
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Old Jul 10, 2006 | 05:08 AM
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Alright, 30 psi cold inflation should be okay. Don't over inflate, this can be unsafe. Do not inflate to the max rated pressure on tire sidewall.
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Old Jul 10, 2006 | 05:12 AM
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Originally Posted by Cheetah
The tire preasure is posted on the outside of the tire and also a sticker on the drivers side door telling you.

Mine are at 44 psi (that is the listed psi on the outside of the tire)
Cheetah, I would lower that pressure to safer value asap. Is that warm pressure after driving? I hope so. The tire pressure can increase as much as 6 psi after being heated up by driving.
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