How are you guys jacking up your Yaris?

[SilverGlow]

Originally Posted by nemelek

I have never seen a psi recommendation by a tire company. Anybody who has put any thought behind this would understand why. The tire company doesn't know what kind of car the tires are going on. FWD, RWD, AWD, 4WD?? They don't know the weight or the weight distribution of the vehicle. Therefore they leave the proper inflation up to the manufacture. For example on my 08 Yaris running stock Bridgestone 185 60R 14 the small print on the tire says "Follow owners manual or tire plagard in vehicle -- Inflate to recommended pressure -- Never exceed 40 psi." So the tire company has suggested that the user follow both the rotation and inflation guidelines set by the manufacture. I trust Toyota engineering and do things the way the owners manual states. The real injustice to the "net" is that people without reading the owners manual are able to state personal opinions as fact.

On a side note. I don't care what psi people are using. However, I have been involved in 2 personl injury lawsuits involving lawyers and insurance companies. I wouldn't put anything past either of them. If you are driving with over inflated tires and posting your psi on the internet and get into an accident caused by a blow out, the insurance company or lawyer will find a way to use that information against you.

ALL tire companies do IN FACT recommand a PSI setting for their tires. Surely you're not that stu---....nevermind.

Guess where Toyota gets the recommanded PSI from?

The. Tire. Company.

In addition, it does not matter if the car is 4x4 or what it weighs because the amount of air needed to put a tire to a particular PSI differs according to the weight of the vehicle. So our Yars, for example needs less air in the tires for 35PSI then if the car weighted say 500 lbs more. In other words, all you have to do is add enough air to bring the PSI to the proper level...