Do you know that NOT maintaining the right Tyre pressure has a lot of negative effect on your car? The average Nigerian Vulcanizer has the mentality that the Tyre pressure must be gauged at 40 psi which is absolutely wrong. The recommended tyre pressure for your car is expressly indicated on the sticker pasted at the driver side door post. It ranges between 28 - 35 psi for sedan, crossovers and SUVs. Over inflating your tyres above the recommended pressure eliminate the shock absorbing and dampening capability of the tyres and allow vibrations to be transferred from the road straight to the body of the car; as the shock absorber will not be able to handle the excess shock and vibration from the road. This will damage the suspension system. Other effect of over-inflation of tyres includes compromising your ability to control the car at high speed as the tyres will be bouncing; possible blow-out (as there will be no room for expansion) and outright damage to the tyres, as the lack of space for expansion will cause bumps to form at the sides.
Under-inflation on the other hand will cause a drag on the car and constitute an extra load. The vehicle management system (Brain-Box) would have to overcome this extra load by pumping more fuel to the engine. This will lead to increased fuel consumption and higher wear and tear for the tyres.
Always ensure that your tyres has the recommended pressure (as indicated on the sticker at the driver door post) and only use vulcanisers with the right tyre gauge for accuracy.

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