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19" Tire pressure?

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Tire states 50 PSI max. I run at 42. 35 is a little low, but it won't hurt anything.
Is that 42psi on a Warm or cold tire, since the tire /air is expanding as you are driving on it, what is the read after you driven it for a little bit, how close are you to the max? If you are running at / close to max, and you hit a pot hole there is very little ability for the tire to take the absorption of energy.

Over inflating cause the tire to bow out from the center besides leaving less tread touching the surface which isn't much to begin with. It will also increase the wear on the tire from the center out. Basically if you take your hand and put it flat on the table, that's the tire at recommended pressure, if you cup your hand (under inflated) that would be comparable of what is contacting the ground and also if you bend your fingers back so only the finger joints are contacting the surface is what it would be like if the tires are over inflated.

Just offering an insight.