Checking Your Tire Pressure

A simple tire pressure gauge

Checking your vehicle’s tire pressure can save both your life and money.

Uneven pressure on the tires causes the vehicle weight to be uneven. This poses the risk of unbalancing the vehicle when running at high speed. However, this is not the only reason you should constantly check your tire pressure. It can also save money.

A perfectly pressure tire allows smooth running. This creates less friction and thus less drag resulting in more mileage per gallon. It also distributes the weight evenly so suspension weight is even.

Ensuring proper tire pressure is a small way to save money and maintain your vehicle.

Now, you can either take your vehicle to a tire service to have the pressure checked and regulated or you can do it yourself, providing you have the right pumping equipment and pressure gauge.

A simple gauge can be purchased at your nearest RH Hypermart. I recently bought a Little Wagon Tire Pressure Gauge at Vision City for K17 and it’s been worth the money. However, you can always buy the electric pump that comes with a gauge – it saves money in the long run.

Little Wagon Tire Pressure Gauge is accurate to +/- 3 PSI and has a maximum limit of 50 PSI.