The vehicle manglefacturers recommended tyre pressure will often relate to the oem tyre the vehicle was originally fitted with, and remains a sensible guide of the pressures to use
Some alternative brands though could well require or benefit from totally different pressure, some manufacturers attempt to provide the required info e.g this from Michelin unfortunately it often only seems to work for cars, and that’s the problem we could easily be running around on tyres not at their specific optimal pressure without knowing!
Then there’s those that choose to run heavy vehicles on dangerously under inflated tyres.
Many tyre pressure gauges don’t even go high enough to read 60psi + tyres, worse many seem to give little regard to tyre safety or even general maintenance for that matter, wheel nuts torque and daily checks etc!
An example I’ve had on two separate occasions have been newbie’s turn up to my workshop in their 5 ton sprinters with their tyre inflated to 30 psi perhaps cos that’s what they put in their cars init! Sadly far too many people in our increasingly spoon fed society are far to lazy to read the manufacturers label or manual!
One even had both inner dually tyres totally deflated due to the valve stems being ripped out by flailing valve extenders. The other arrived with totally deflated air suspension and had been driven like that for months
There some really scary people out there driving vans!
Your van tyre pressure is of crucial importance for your safety, but not only that. Check out our van tyre pressure guide to find out all about it.
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