Is there any benefit to overinflating stock OEM re050, or any other tires to say 34psi, 35psi, etc? Or is this a stupid idea? Will i increase tread life by overinflating? Also what would be the proper way to inspect tire pressure, early in the morning before I start up the car or after a drive when the tires are warm, etc?

 

HINT: Tire pressures are always taken COLD. ie, first thing before you roll on them. If you are tracking the car, then you have no choice, but those who track their cars know what "hot" pressures they are dealing with.

I found with my OEM wheels and tires that bumping up the pressures by 3 or 4 psi helped to even out the wear a bit. However, all this is dependent upon your exact alignment settings and what your tire wear is like now. Upping the pressure is a trial and error thing for each owner. What mine did with more pressure may be different to what yours will do. Of course, I'm only addressing the "tire wear" issue here as this is all you asked. There is also a performance issue with changing pressures.

 

Is a good way to save a bit of gas by overinflating your tires but you will have uneven wear on tires

 

A couple pounds more is not too big a deal. More than that will tend to wear the tires down the middle. You should check the pressure first thing in the morning before driving on them.

 

I'm not running OEM tires, however I am running higher pressure then normal. 44psi (f) 42psi

 

 

This police department uses 50psi ...

http://www.officer.com/article/article.jsp...ion=19&id=27281

 

Over inflating tires a few pounds should reduce rolling resistnance and tweak up your mpg a few clicks... a few extra pounds opens up the sipes a bit, stiffens the sidewalls and enhances the handling especially on wet surfaces.... since it reduces rollling resistance there may be a little less heat build up as well... a few pounds shouldn't hurt a thing beyond making your car ride a little firmer... oh yeh, our cars do ride a little firmer...