[Johnny Mullet]

I have been staying away from this thread for my own reasons. I have been in the tire business for many years. All I have to say is this.................

I am safer in my car with tires inflated to MAX than that person with 4 under-inflated tires.

I see it all the time! Literally 80% of all cars on the road have under-inflated tires due to lack of maintenance. Those are the people who need help, not us!

Remember the Firestone/Ford Explorer recall? The label on the door called for 28 PSI in these tires. Like most lazy people, the tires are never checked and eventually the tire gets so under-inflated they come apart. The new labels offered in the recall program amended the tire inflation numbers.

Look at the current Ford Taurus door label. They want you to run 30 or 32 PSI in these crappy Continental tires on a full sized car! I wonder why so many Taurus owners complain of tire wear issues? If you own a Taurus from like 2000 and up or know someone who does, just take a look at how squat the front tires look with 30 PSI in them.

I do not believe in adding more air than the tire manufacturer stamps on the sidewall, but you are still safer with over-inflated tires than you are with under-inflated tires. The majority of all the people on this forum at least have the ambition to check their tires on a regular basis no matter what the pressure is set to.