new tires at 22k

[Eric Marschner]

I just replaced my factory Bridgestone Ecopias with .... new Ecopias.  At only 22k.  These tires have worn so fast but I fear a loss of range if I switch to anything else.  My plan this time will be to rotate at 5,000 and hope these last a little longer.

Anyone else with tire issues?

Eric

[Rick Green]

Ahhh. Tires. My pride and joy.

I make it a priority to maintain my tires in all the cars I own.

-Like you said, rotate every 5000 miles.

Maintain proper air pressure at all costs. Nissan Arapahoe fills tires to 40lbs on all LEAF vehicles due to high altitude. I thought it was a joke until I read the report on www.tirerack.com. I think Tire Rack knows tires. Right?

-Maintain front and rear alignment.

- Tread Depth gauge. I bought good one from amazon.com last year. A very good investment.

- quality tire pressure gauge

I have a new set of Continental Winter tires. Great tires, but the rolling resistance is too much, but I rather sacrifice some range to save my life in poor weather conditions.

Rick Green

2012 SL Glacier Pearl(1/2012 lease)

20,000 miles

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[Andre Hut]

“Nissan Arapahoe fills tires to 40lbs on all LEAF vehicles due to high altitude.”

 

Ok, on the surface, this seems like a great idea.  But, when you think about it, at high altitudes, the outside air pressure is lower, so at normal air pressure inside the tire, the difference between the inside and outside air pressure is higher than at sea level.  Therefore, you would think that the inside air pressure should be lower too. 

Here is another way to think about it.  If you ever visit one of the places that sell food in bags, like potato chips at really, really high altitudes, those bags are puffed up like balloons waiting to explode.  You can see that in the restaurant on top of Pikes Peak.  If you are driving up to that altitude, your tires are going to do the same thing, they will start getting larger because the air pressure on the inside of the tire is now much stronger than the air pushing on the outside. 

 

I would agree that at high altitudes, the air pressure in the tire should be different.  But it should be lower, not higher.

 

--Andre

[Andre Hut]

Here is the link to the tirerack.com article:  http://www.tirerack.com/tires/tiretech/techpage.jsp?techid=167

 

After reading that, I’ve realized that the tire pressure indicator shows you the difference between the outside and inside air pressure.

 

So, if you fill up a tire at sea level to the correct pressure, and then drive to a high altitude, the pressure in your tires will be too great, and you should recheck the tires and let out air to get back to the correct pressure.  If you fill the tire to the correct pressure at high altitude, and then drive to sea level, then the air pressure inside the tire will be too low and require additional air.  But in all cases, you should inflate the tire to the specified pressure, not over-inflate them.

 

If you are putting 40lbs of pressure into your tires, then they are over inflated and will wear down the center faster and pose a risk of “popping”. 

 

 

 

From: colorado-n...@googlegroups.com [mailto:colorado-n...@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Rick Green
Sent: Tuesday, September 16, 2014 10:49 AM
To: colorado-n...@googlegroups.com
Subject: Re: new tires at 22k

 

Ahhh. Tires. My pride and joy.

[Philip Rosenberg-Watt]

I did the exact same thing at 20K.

I have found the in-dash tire maintenance reminder to be very helpful in remembering to do the rotation on time. I also bought a tread depth gauge & digital pressure meter from Harbor Freight.

-Phil

[Rick Green]

Hmmmm. That's why I need to know people like you.

Rick

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Andre Hut <an...@gemhut.com> wrote:

Here is the link to the tirerack.com article:  http://www.tirerack.com/tires/tiretech/techpage.jsp?techid=167

 

After reading that, I’ve realized that the tire pressure indicator shows you the difference between the outside and inside air pressure.

 

So, if you fill up a tire at sea level to the correct pressure, and then drive to a high altitude, the pressure in your tires will be too great, and you should recheck the tires and let out air to get back to the correct pressure.  If you fill the tire to the correct pressure at high altitude, and then drive to sea level, then the air pressure inside the tire will be too low and require additional air.  But in all cases, you should inflate the tire to the specified pressure, not over-inflate them.

 

If you are putting 40lbs of pressure into your tires, then they are over inflated and will wear down the center faster and pose a risk of “popping”. 

 

 

 

From: colorado-n...@googlegroups.com [mailto:colorado-n...@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Rick Green
Sent: Tuesday, September 16, 2014 10:49 AM
To: colorado-n...@googlegroups.com
Subject: Re: new tires at 22k

 

Ahhh. Tires. My pride and joy.

 

I make it a priority to maintain my tires in all the cars I own.

 

-Like you said, rotate every 5000 miles.

Maintain proper air pressure at all costs. Nissan Arapahoe fills tires to 40lbs on all LEAF vehicles due to high altitude. I thought it was a joke until I read the report on www.tirerack.com. I think Tire Rack knows tires. Right?

 

-Maintain front and rear alignment.

 

- Tread Depth gauge. I bought good one from amazon.com last year. A very good investment.

 

- quality tire pressure gauge

 

I have a new set of Continental Winter tires. Great tires, but the rolling resistance is too much, but I rather sacrifice some range to save my life in poor weather conditions.

 

Rick Green

2012 SL Glacier Pearl(1/2012 lease)

20,000 miles

 

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Eric Marschner <emar...@gmail.com> wrote:

[Eric Marschner]

I run at 44PSI and the reason I got new tires was because the EDGES were worn out.  I'm going to stick with 44PSI  and rotate frequently.

Eric

[Philip Rosenberg-Watt]

Me too. 44PSI cold.

[Rick Green]

Why 44lbs?

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[Philip Rosenberg-Watt]

Rated max cold tire pressure on my tires, better energy economy but rougher ride. Plus they tend to wear more evenly for my driving style.