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Laughing Gas
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am I the only one who thinks the tire pressure monitoring system is a silly feature? is there anyway to delete this and stop the light from coming up on the dash? I want to do new wheels and tires on my 2008 f250 and I don't want to deal with the tpms. can it be tuned out from the computer? what tuners are you guys using? I know its a work truck! lol! thanks!
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Yes the system is absolutely dumb. No matter what tuner or time you can not disable it. The system Ford used is worthless. There are others that at least give you the pressures in all 4 tires so you at least know the low tire in the event it's not a complete flat rolling down the road. If you find a way let us know I'm sure the vast majority all feel the same way about it.
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TPMS is a federal law & is part of the Federal Motor Safety Standards. I doubt anyone will want to disable these systems because the liability costs could be high. The system is getting better with each passing year but still leaves a lot to be desired.
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I can only hope someone figures a way to delete it soon. The pressures that set off the warning light can be adjusted to a more reasonable pressure easily and quickly with the proper tool. If only traction control was so easy to modify life would be great.
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The tires I run are rated for max pressure 65psi. I'd need to inflate them to over 70 to get the light off. It wouldn't be safe. My tires are E rated and perfectly reasonable for the loads of the truck. I'd love to just set the tpms alarm down to 55-60.
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Originally Posted by NYCruiser
The tires I run are rated for max pressure 65psi. I'd need to inflate them to over 70 to get the light off. It wouldn't be safe. My tires are E rated and perfectly reasonable for the loads of the truck. I'd love to just set the tpms alarm down to 55-60.
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They're Nitto Trail Grapplers. They're marked on the sidewall "Load Range E", "Made in USA", and "Max Cold Inflation 65 PSI".
I run them at 60 PSI cold and they are wearing straight, but my stock TPMS light is always on.
If I inflate them to over 70 the light will go off, but I don't want to run them that way.
The stock tires I took off had max pressure 80 PSI, and the door jam says to inflate the fronts to 70 and rears to 80.
I know better than to over inflate my tires, but it becomes unsafe if someone else is running my truck and decides to air them up because of the light. I'm going to have to discuss that with the dealer and see what they can do.
I run them at 60 PSI cold and they are wearing straight, but my stock TPMS light is always on.
If I inflate them to over 70 the light will go off, but I don't want to run them that way.
The stock tires I took off had max pressure 80 PSI, and the door jam says to inflate the fronts to 70 and rears to 80.
I know better than to over inflate my tires, but it becomes unsafe if someone else is running my truck and decides to air them up because of the light. I'm going to have to discuss that with the dealer and see what they can do.
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Originally Posted by NYCruiser
They're Nitto Trail Grapplers. They're marked on the sidewall "Load Range E", "Made in USA", and "Max Cold Inflation 65 PSI".
I run them at 60 PSI cold and they are wearing straight, but my stock TPMS light is always on.
If I inflate them to over 70 the light will go off, but I don't want to run them that way.
The stock tires I took off had max pressure 80 PSI, and the door jam says to inflate the fronts to 70 and rears to 80.
I know better than to over inflate my tires, but it becomes unsafe if someone else is running my truck and decides to air them up because of the light. I'm going to have to discuss that with the dealer and see what they can do.
I run them at 60 PSI cold and they are wearing straight, but my stock TPMS light is always on.
If I inflate them to over 70 the light will go off, but I don't want to run them that way.
The stock tires I took off had max pressure 80 PSI, and the door jam says to inflate the fronts to 70 and rears to 80.
I know better than to over inflate my tires, but it becomes unsafe if someone else is running my truck and decides to air them up because of the light. I'm going to have to discuss that with the dealer and see what they can do.