My 1980 El Camino was born and raised with 14 inch wheels. When I bought it, it had 15 inch wheels which I replaced with BF Goodrich whitewalls. Here's the question. The label inside the driver's side door says inflate the front tires to 26 PSI cold. Inflate the rear tires to 35 PSI cold. Does the 15 inch tires change this? Do I go by the PSI labelled on the tire? PS. the air shocks have been replaced by coil over shocks. If I inflate per the tire then there is no difference between the front and rear as was specified for the 14 inch. Was the difference for the air shocks and can now be disregarded?

Thanks for your help.

My 1980 El Camino was born and raised with 14 inch wheels. When I bought it, it had 15 inch wheels which I replaced with BF Goodrich whitewalls. Here's the question. The label inside the driver's side door says inflate the front tires to 26 PSI cold. Inflate the rear tires to 35 PSI cold. Does the 15 inch tires change this? Do I go by the PSI labelled on the tire? PS. the air shocks have been replaced by coil over shocks. If I inflate per the tire then there is no difference between the front and rear as was specified for the 14 inch. Was the difference for the air shocks and can now be disregarded?

Thanks for your help.
the difference was for el co's that carried a load in the bed.
your application will vary from this = newer tires and higher pressure limits:thumbsup:

Disregard the sticker and always use the info on the tires. The sticker will give a nice soft ride but will raise heck with the tire life.

26 psi will destroy todays tires. Typical pressure would be 30-32 psi. If you carry heavy loads rear tires may require more but you need to stay within the specs of the tire, MAX pressure should be molded into sidewall.

dON'T USE MAX AIR PRESSURE UNLESS YOU ARE DRIVING SOMETHING REALLY HEAVY...LOOK AT WEIGHT AND MAX PRESSURE AND THE WEIGHT OF YOUR CAR. IN TRAINING A GOODYEAR YEARS AGO THEY TAUGHT US TO USE COMPLETE INFO TO FIGURE IT OUT 32/35 PSI WILL WORK FOR MOST CARS. YOU WON'T BELEIVE HOW MANY TIMES I SEE PEOPLE PUTTING
44 PSI IN THEIR RICE BURNER TIRES AND COMPLAIN ABOUT THE RIDE BECAUSE IT SAYS 44 PSI ON TIRE
I RUN ABOUT 32 IN ALL OF MY CARS
JAY

Thanks to you all. I will stick with the 32 psi recommended on the tires. Glad I asked this question.