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Originally Posted by Tireman9
Glad you use TPMS. As a tire design engineer, I find the pressure numbers to be more meaningful than the temperature numbers as temperature can be different based on if you are traveling East i.e. Tires on passenger side are in the direct sun while driver side tires are in the shade.
I did a direct comparison test of Internal Temperature vs External Temperature TPMS reading with results published in my Blog
March 16, 2018
March 23, 2018
March 30, 2018
July 20, 2018
August 31, 2018
I have not seen or heard on anyone else doing this detailed of a comparison. Sorry but this forum does not allow me to post "hot links" to my blog so you will need to use Google.
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I just found that our trailer has a bent axle. The tire ended up worn badly and unevenly. I was told by the dealer repair shop that a tire pressure/temperature sensor would have probably alerted me, because that tire would have been much hotter than the others.
I still think the manufacturers are dropping the ball on this. The sensors need to be inside the tire. The sensors being outside the tire seems like a cheesy adaptor.