Tire pressure question
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Tire pressure question
I have Continental LT275/65R 18E 123/120s on my f250
Sticker on door says tire pressure cold should be 60psi front and 75psi rear
I sold my trailer so i no longer tow anything or carry any heavy loads in the bed.Can somebody recommend a tire pressure that will give me a better ride without pre-maturely wearing out the tires? Or giving me any type of warning lights? Thanks.
Sticker on door says tire pressure cold should be 60psi front and 75psi rear
I sold my trailer so i no longer tow anything or carry any heavy loads in the bed.Can somebody recommend a tire pressure that will give me a better ride without pre-maturely wearing out the tires? Or giving me any type of warning lights? Thanks.
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I have Continental LT275/65R 18E 123/120s on my f250... Sticker on door says tire pressure cold should be 60psi front and 75psi rear
...Can somebody recommend a tire pressure that will give me a better ride without pre-maturely wearing out the tires? Or giving me any type of warning lights? Thanks.
...Can somebody recommend a tire pressure that will give me a better ride without pre-maturely wearing out the tires? Or giving me any type of warning lights? Thanks.
Your truck's TPMS will activate the warning indicator after one- or more tires' pressure drops by ~10 or 15 psi. You can use FORscan to change the TPMS thresholds. I changed mine down from 60F/80R to 50F/60R.
HTH,
Jim / crewzer
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I set my tires to 50 psi, (been doing it for the last 20 years on my older F-350), the ride is very good, tires do not run hot or prematurely wear and I can always air up when needed. And yes, ForScan will help with TPMS
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What he said. Dropped my pressure from 65 front, 80 rear to 50/50. Dramatic improvement in unloaded ride. Also reset the thresholds using forscan.
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My door sticker says 60 front and 65 rear. With trailer on and 1200# hitch weight I put 70F and 75R. This allows for expansion when tires are hot. Dealer says air to 80PSI with trailer and load. I am not so sure about this. Thoughts?
Jack
My door sticker says 60 front and 65 rear. With trailer on and 1200# hitch weight I put 70F and 75R. This allows for expansion when tires are hot. Dealer says air to 80PSI with trailer and load. I am not so sure about this. Thoughts?
Jack
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I'd like a better unloaded ride too and am thinking Fox or Bilstien shocks might help in that regard, hopefully more so than adjusting tire pressure down.
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The answers to those two questions will likely be different if using the OEM TPMS settings. Check out Toyo's guide to industry-standard tire inflation and load tables.
Your truck's TPMS will activate the warning indicator after one- or more tires' pressure drops by ~10 or 15 psi. You can use FORscan to change the TPMS thresholds. I changed mine down from 60F/80R to 50F/60R.
HTH,
Jim / crewzer
Your truck's TPMS will activate the warning indicator after one- or more tires' pressure drops by ~10 or 15 psi. You can use FORscan to change the TPMS thresholds. I changed mine down from 60F/80R to 50F/60R.
HTH,
Jim / crewzer
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The tire pressure "recommendations" are for max loads. Funny how often this comes up and how many truck newbies seem fearful to lower tire pressures. My TPMS thresholds are set to 50 front and 45 rear usiing Forscan. My normal empty pressures are 55 front and 50 rear. Tires wear fine, ride is much better, no warning on the dash. Just add air as you change the load on the truck, pretty simple.
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The tire pressure "recommendations" are for max loads. Funny how often this comes up and how many truck newbies seem fearful to lower tire pressures. My TPMS thresholds are set to 50 front and 45 rear usiing Forscan. My normal empty pressures are 55 front and 50 rear. Tires wear fine, ride is much better, no warning on the dash. Just add air as you change the load on the truck, pretty simple.
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The group consensus seems to be "take a little air out, it won't hurt and it will ride better"
And I agree. My sticker said 65/70 and I dropped it to 60/65 and was pleasantly surprised at the difference in ride 5 PSI made. No TPMS issues.
And I agree. My sticker said 65/70 and I dropped it to 60/65 and was pleasantly surprised at the difference in ride 5 PSI made. No TPMS issues.
