What ? My tires ain’t bad !

I preach about tires to all my customers. The number 1 thing I say is to stay within 10% of the tires recommended load pressure.
For instance, a 44psi. max. pressure tire rating, I set at 40psi. and say to rotate every 7,000 miles. That will give you the best fuel economy and tread life through my 32+ years of experience. This is for everyday use. When loaded up with family and luggage, bump the pressure up to it’s maximum. Again for the very same reasons, fuel mileage, tire life extension, and to maintain handling while loaded. Set a tire with a 35psi. max. to 32psi. for normal driving.
Most clients also agree they “feel” more of the road through the steering wheel. A tire with low pressure flexes excessively and kind of “mooshes” or “jello rolls” over the road which might feel smooth. In reality it creates excessive heat and the steel belts flex much more. Think of bending a paperclip back and forth. Feel the heat in the wire ? Flex it some more and it breaks.
Dry rotting or cracks in the sidewall of a tire mean it is time to replace it before you become a road hazard. I am very fussy about tires. I buy only new tires and I sell only new tires. That policy along with normal tire maintenance ( rotation, and air pressure monitoring), has given me a trouble free life as far as tires are concerned. Even to the point of easily exceeding tire mileage guarantees. A good alignment is also crucial if you hope to achieve results similar to my own.
Kaboom ! The tire running down the highway; on the car next to you, just blew up and scared the begeebers out of ya. More often than you might think, low air pressure took it’s toll and caused the failure.
Here is a link with some useful information By Ben Wojdyla | Popular Mechanics – Mon, Apr 29, 2013 4:53 PM EDT http://autos.yahoo.com/news/do-you-really-need-to-replace-those-tires–205330198.html

Thanks,
Troy