Every car is different and may require specific air pressure for your tires.

This can be found on the frame of your driver’s door. This plaque will also tell you the recommended tires you should keep on your car per the manufacturer.

This usually applies to your everyday driver that probably doesn’t have custom tires or rims that would null the recommended pressure for the car.

Edit: WHY you should know! (I forgot to add thank u @_MoveSwiftly!) So keeping your tires inflated is important because a) it keeps you safe. Properly inflated tires will have better stopping power B) wear and tear on a tire is lessened and wear and tear on other aspects of your vehicle that require good balance like shocks and brakes. c) in most cases having your tires inflated to the proper psi/bar will help you hit the MPGs, horsepower and acceleration advertised for your car.

  • @Bombastic
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    22 years ago

    This is just plain wrong!!1!1! You should always fill it to 100! Its 100% or nothing when it comes to tires.

    (/s obviously)

    • @wotsit_sandwich
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      42 years ago

      Go to the local gas station or tyre place.

      Start filling your tyre and start a stopwatch.

      Keep inflating until your tyre bursts. Stop stopwatch.

      Replace the tyres and refill. Stop refilling 5 seconds before burst time.

      Perfect.