# Specific tire pressure question **URL:** \ **Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\ **Created:** [July 20, 2008, 6:39pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/specific-tire-pressure-question/16973 "2008-07-20T18:39:50Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 11\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![gnarlydad](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/ed655f/32.png) [@gnarlydad](https://community.cartalk.com/u/gnarlydad)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2008, 6:39pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/specific-tire-pressure-question/16973/1 "2008-07-20T18:39:50Z")
I’ve recently purchased a 2000 Mecury Cougar (I4) and I love it-but I have a small problem. I don’t know what inflation pressure should be run in the tires. The owners manual says look on the door. There is no sticker on the door. The new tires I just installed (BF Goodrich Radial T/A 205/60/R15) say 35PSI, but I know that’s probably high. So, how do I find the correct inflation pressure for my tires? ---
**Author:** ![americar](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/americar/32/42_2.png) [@americar](https://community.cartalk.com/u/americar)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2008, 6:43pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/specific-tire-pressure-question/16973/2 "2008-07-20T18:43:41Z")
Sometimes that info if printed on the underside of the trunk lid. ---
**Author:** ![alex3324](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/8e8cbc/32.png) [@alex3324](https://community.cartalk.com/u/alex3324)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2008, 6:52pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/specific-tire-pressure-question/16973/3 "2008-07-20T18:52:19Z")
Check the passenger door. Some Fords have the TP specs on the r/r psgr door; and I realize that your cougar is a 2-door. ---
**Author:** ![Tester](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/tester/32/15976_2.png) [@Tester](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Tester)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2008, 6:56pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/specific-tire-pressure-question/16973/4 "2008-07-20T18:56:48Z")
Three places to look for tire pressure specs. Door jamb, trunk lid, glove box door. Tester ---
**Author:** ![jayhawkroy](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/jayhawkroy/32/33_2.png) [@jayhawkroy](https://community.cartalk.com/u/jayhawkroy)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2008, 8:04pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/specific-tire-pressure-question/16973/5 "2008-07-20T20:04:07Z")
Add gas tank door. My youngest F350 has the info there. Even if you can’t find the sticker, nearly any tire store has a recommended tire pressure chart that will give you the same info. ---
**Author:** ![Joseph\_E\_Meehan](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/joseph_e_meehan/32/21_2.png) [@Joseph\_E\_Meehan](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Joseph_E_Meehan)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2008, 8:11pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/specific-tire-pressure-question/16973/6 "2008-07-20T20:11:41Z")
You can also check with the people you bought the tyres from, they should have a list of the proper pressure. ---
**Author:** ![bscar](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/bscar/32/34_2.png) [@bscar](https://community.cartalk.com/u/bscar)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2008, 8:25pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/specific-tire-pressure-question/16973/7 "2008-07-20T20:25:14Z")
is that 35 psi the MAX psi for the tire, or do tires now recommend pressure with their max rated pressure? ---
**Author:** ![Joseph\_E\_Meehan](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/joseph_e_meehan/32/21_2.png) [@Joseph\_E\_Meehan](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Joseph_E_Meehan)\ **Post date:** [July 21, 2008, 12:12am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/specific-tire-pressure-question/16973/8 "2008-07-21T00:12:09Z")
No if it is on the tyre it is MAX. Frankly a max of 35 psi sounds like a really cheap tyre to me. My recommended values are higher than that, which means I could not safely use that tyre on my car. ---
**Author:** ![texases](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/texases/32/862_2.png) [@texases](https://community.cartalk.com/u/texases)\ **Post date:** [July 21, 2008, 1:33am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/specific-tire-pressure-question/16973/9 "2008-07-21T01:33:44Z")
You’d be surprised - I had a set of Michelins, not cheap, 35 psi max on tire. ---
**Author:** ![Roadrunner](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/d2c977/32.png) [@Roadrunner](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Roadrunner)\ **Post date:** [July 21, 2008, 1:59am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/specific-tire-pressure-question/16973/10 "2008-07-21T01:59:40Z")
According to [tirerack.com](http://tirerack.com) that tire posted in the op’s post is the one recommended (OEM size) for that vehicle and the MAX psi is 35psi. I doubt the recommended psi for that vehicle is 35 psi though. More likely 32 but like was suggested, he’ll have to inquire as to the correct recommended psi. ---
**Author:** ![CapriRacer](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/capriracer/32/22_2.png) [@CapriRacer](https://community.cartalk.com/u/CapriRacer)\ **Post date:** [July 21, 2008, 10:42am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/specific-tire-pressure-question/16973/11 "2008-07-21T10:42:18Z")
Amateurs, sheesh!! According to Tire Guides, a 2000 Mercury Cougar originally came with P205/60R15 90T’s mounted on 6.5" rims and inflated to 30 psi.