Just purchased 2007 TC with the standard 17 inch tires. Should i use the recommened psi from the door panel which is 32 front 29 rear or can i go higher since i live in NYC and some of the roads are really in bad shape.

Thanks, Joe

 

Sure you can run higher pressures. I've had mine at 36F/32R for a year, no probs at all.

This gives you slightly better fuel economy and improved cornering performance.

When I rotated the tires at 5k miles, the treadwear was even, so no worries.

 

Stick with the factory recommended specs please. If a vehicle's tires are overinflated, they could be damaged more easily when encountering potholes or debris in the road, as well as experience irregular tread wear.

 

Speaking of tire pressure.......are there different specs for the RS1since they come with 18" wheels?

 

the factory tire pressure for your tires will be located on the drivers side door jam

 

for the rs1 i run 36 up front and 34 in the back. grips really nice and even with the snow around here they grab great(toyo's are pretty bald and i havent slid yet.

 

I would also stick w/ factory specs......................
but didnt. 35F/32R. You will feel the bumps a bit more though. When I 1st got the tC, I was wondering why the ride felt so soft.

 

if you pump the pressure up on the tires, the tread will wear out faster, and there will be a slightly higher chance of blowing a tire out on a pothole.

If you dont inflate the tires enough, you will get horrible gas mileage.

i also live in NYC, and i would recommend you keep the tire pressure 32/29 on stock tires.

 

Thanks, I know where the tire pressure information is, but part of my mods on my '05 tC was a change to the Enkei Super 7 18" wheels, and I wondered if there was a different pressure guide inside the RS1 door jam since the are delivered with the Enkei 18" wheels.