tire pressure for LRR tires

What was your reasoning in buying what you did...????
Did you compare to any other tires, and what made up your mind?

 

I think for any tires that the deformation will be less and hence the rolling resistance will be lower with higher tire pressure. To some extent it's a matter of personal preference and whether you're prepared to trade better MPG for a slightly harsher ride. Personally I run my tires at 42/40, but to be honest it's only a fairly small increase in MPG as compared to running at say 37/35. For example I normally get about 54 MPG averaged over a tank, but last time I had the car serviced they dropped the tires to 35 psi without me noticing and I could barely notice the MPG drop, it seemed to be within about 1 MPG of normal anyway.

 

I just had Ecopia EP 100s put on my wife's car yesterday (so I have no 'drive-ability' data to pass on). I was originally planning to get the Michelin Energy Saver AS based on the TireRack comparison: When Round and Black Becomes Lean and Green
but the Ecopia's rated almost as well. The Michelins were $125 at Costco, the Ecopias $85 and Bridgestone has a $70 discount on a set of 4. My wife doesn't drive all that much, 80% is on streets at 35 MPH or below. The Ecopias are rated for summer, not all season, but we have Hakkapeliitta snows on dedicated rims for winter. I wouldn't trust any generic 'all season' tire in real snow. Thus I decided to save the $230.

She will be better off than me with the OEM lack-of-Integrity tires (~5K miles) going back on my car. I ran the TripleTreds down (~60K miles) and can't really justify buying real tires at this time while the OEMs sit in the garage with tread left.

 

IMO inflate to max sidewall pressure. If you happy at 42/40 stay there.

 

I recently purchased a set of Goodyear Fuelmax tires for my Prii. While I will not recommend anyone do this I keep my tires at 52/50 psi (front/rear). Even on the original tires I did this. My mileage at highway speeds 70+ average around 47-49mpg. If I drive around 57 mph then I get 55-60 mpg.

These tires handle better and have really reduced the interior road noise.

 

I just got back from my first fill-up since putting on a set of Ecopia's. Why Ecopia's? Well, while fueling up at Costco I noticed a big ol' screw in one of my tires, and frankly I just needed a new set of wheels.

As I got closer to my time for gas, I was aware that I was having a very good tank for mileage, but I never expected... 63.8mpg!! When the pump clicked off at 7.9 gallons, I tried to restart it not really believing that I had filled the bladder. Now, granted, I drive like a great-great grandfather and 90% of my driving is done on the highway. I'm very keen to see what tank number two gives me. Oh, and I had the tires at the Toyota recommended settings during the first tank to just break in the tires a bit.