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Hi All: I just bought a digital tire gauge. When I take readings from the tires the digital reads about 3-4lbs. less then my stick and numbers gauges. Whic one should I believe. I don't want to over fill the tires.
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downtheroad
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I have a drawer full of tire gauges and they all read differently by a pound or two..(I guess I have a bunch of cheap gauges)
Anyway, I just pick one and use that one and only that one. Close enough.
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Just Bob
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Take both to your tire dealer and they will calibrate them to match theirs.
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alphamale11
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i had to stop the technician from filling my tires yesterday...had asked that they check them as part of maintainence, as my stick showed them a little low at 85lbs.. He started filling and then commented that I only had 60 lbs. in my rears which struck me as odd, and asked him to get another gauge. Sure 'nuff, they were actually at 85 lbs.!! Could have been a dangerous situation if they'd had another 20 lbs. put in them. Bottom line is that gauges are notoriously inaccurate to some degree. I feel most comfortable with my old stick..
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Capt Rick
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Stick gauges can give faulty readings depending on their quality and how they are kept. I bought a digital gauge for about $50. at NAPA. Supposed to be accurate to +or - 1 lb.
I only check the tires in the morning when cold. If I check them in the afternoon there will be a 5 lb difference between the sunny side and the shady side!
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There are gauges and then there are good gauges.
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I remember from the good old days that most all the service stations and truckers used Milton gauges so thats what I still use today. I suppose you could take it in and get it tested against a known source, but I think Ill just use it as is.
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Weathertodd221
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a decent shop will have a calibration guage you can measure yours against.
Or you can google how to make one with $20 worth of material.
Rule of thumb for accuracy tends to be in the middle of the gauge range.
If your tires need ~100 psi... best to have a gauge that reads to 150+.
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Noel
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I ordered, but not yet received, a 0-150# digital tire gauge for $26.90, shipping included from www.getagauge.com. It was the DT150. Mfr. is G.H. Meiser & Co.
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I bought this gauge http://www.campingworld.com/shopping/item/tire-pressure-gauge/25770 that I have used for years. I had it checked and verified for accuracy last year when I replaced my Michelin tires at a Truck Tire store. They have a gauge to check the accuracy on all of their tire gauges.
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