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    Quote Originally Posted by jghilino View Post
    regular maintenance first, if your behind on that get that done. Next thing is psi in the tires. I ignore the manufacturers ratings on the car and go 5 pounds less than what it says on the side of the tire.
    Running 75 psi on a 10 ply 16" tire on something like a Ford ranger would be a bit much when it's empty. the amount of air pressure always depends on the weight it carries, so I dont feel like a Cookie cutter answer like 5 psi less than the tire is rated for to be an adequate answer. Not trying to start anything here but I've done 95% of my own tire repairs and been a tire tech for 4 years so I know a few things about tires.

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