[Firestormalpha]

Originally Posted by Larry_OHF A tire's pressure says it's max cap is 44 pounds per square inch (psi). the car's manual states recommended tire pressure (front tires at 32psi, rear at 29psi). To place them at the car's recommended pressure, the tires look a bit squatty. One person even made the effort to warn my wife of them. However, I thought that the car's recommended tire pressure had precedence over what the maximum pressure the tire could withstand. So is it alright to look squatty then? By the way, I am not sure on how to spell squatty. You get the idea, however.

Well, first, I'm not even sure if squatty is a real word, but if it is, your spelling looks good to me.

Always go with the recomended tire pressure. The max is just that, the maximum safe pressure. If you fill your tires to max on a cool day, they will be over the max on a hot day. Not to mention tires get hot due to friction with the road while driving. If you fill to the max, you generate a risk of blowout at highway speeds.

questions to ask:
-What was the temperature when you filled your tires vs. the time of squattiness?

-Do you have a slow leak in the tire in question?