tire pressure question
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From: Central Florida
My rule of thumb is 10% under the max listed on the tires and work from there. My Mikey Thompsons made me work on the original of 10% under only. The fronts were too bouncy until I got them down from 20psi to 17psi, the rears were ok with 18psi.
For the BFGs I have now I run 44psi.
Take a look on the side wall of your tires, there is a Max cold PSI. That is the maximum amount of air you should use, and for mileage you will want to be pretty close to it.
For the BFGs I have now I run 44psi.
Take a look on the side wall of your tires, there is a Max cold PSI. That is the maximum amount of air you should use, and for mileage you will want to be pretty close to it.
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From: Plainfield, IL
It seems that the guys who run lower pressures are the ones who complain about there tires wearing fast. I always run them at the psi recomended by Ford. Yea it might ride a little rougher but not much. I would tell you how many miles I get to a set of BFG At's, but no one ever believes me.
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From: South Onondaga, NY
Well, I'll post what I get on my BFG's. Whether you want to believe it or not is up to you, but there is a reason that the only tire I buy is BFG A/T's. I run them between 50-55 psi on all tires, all year long (including plowing in the winter....ever heard of lake-effect snow in Central NY?). I consistently achieve around 70,000+ miles per set. I also rotate them religiously.
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My tires dry rot on the wheels before I wear them out, so I can't tell you how many miles I get out of them. I get about 5-7 years on a set before I replace them, that should work out to 35-50k miles.
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