Dommm

I just change my old tires for new Michelin Defenders. The tire I replaced them for were Michelin Pilots & I'm sure the Pilots were the OEM tires. The sticker on the drivers door says to set the psi to 33 & I believe the same psi was listed on the sidewall of the Pilots. I bought the new Defenders at Costco & when I drove off the lot & checked the tire pressure using the onboard menu, the pressure on all 4 tires was 38. The sidewall on the Defenders says 44 psi. What does everyone think I should set the tire psi to on these Michelin Defenders? Thanks

mickbrown

You should set them to 33 (35 would be okay, though...) as it is based on what is required for normal load & speed usage. The psi molded on the tire sidewall is the tire’s maximum pressure (corresponding to its max load), which is obviously more than you car requires.

Freds430

I put 35 cold in them even though 33 is stated. I get better gas mileage without sacrificing ride quality.

camfused

OP, once you have a few miles on them, please report your impressions of them. I know they have better thread life, but I have read that you give up some handling/noice/whatever to get that.