Winter Tire Air Pressure

[dsulli37]

I have 205 55 16s on my 5... what air pressure do you guys think I should be at?

[dommo_g]

30-32 in the snow. 36 or whatever is recommended on the sidewall for dry streets.

[86439]

I did a web search on this topic a while ago, but no one specifically stated that lower pressure should be used for winter tires. So I just still set mine close to 35 psi a few weeks ago, when it was still warm. I figured that it will lose a few pound when it gets below freezing. By the way, mine tires are Michelin X-ICE, same size as yours, and they looked quite flat even at 35 psi (not more inflated compared to 20 psi).

[canadianexpress]

I believe it mentions adding 3 psi to the placard pressure (should be in the manual) but I think this is to compensate for the temperature drop.