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OK, this is all new to me so here goes...
After 15 years of talking, 2 years of kinda looking, 8-10 months of research and shopping, we finally bit the bullet and bought our first travel trailer...
I put new tires on the truck last November and since I've never pulled anything near this big before and I'm curious as to what pressure would be best to run on the truck.
I'm running Nitto Trail Grappler MT tires at 40-42 psi for normal driving. The max pressure on the tire is 80 psi @ 3640 lbs. What tire pressure should I be at with my truck loaded with me the wife 2 little kids, our big dumb dog, a tank of gas, and a 5000 lb (dry weight) trailer???
I'll be off next weekend so we're going to load up and get the actual weight a nearby state DOT scale.
thanks in advance, and I'm sure I'll have many more questions...
Dave
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bicyclemark
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I run mine at 80 whenever towing or carrying a load. I get better handling and gas mileage.
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VintageRacer
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My door sticker tells me the pressures for full load, which happen to be 80 rear, 65 front, and that's what I run. But - your truck probably didn't come with the higher rated tires you have on it now, so that might not work for you. Easy solution is run the 80/65, it might be too high for theoretical idealness but the tires will be happy.
Brian
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SWD
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bicyclemark wrote:I run mine at 80 whenever towing or carrying a load. I get better handling and gas mileage.
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Former FAM
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Front and rear?
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Old-Biscuit
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When towing..run the rear tires at MAX PSI (80#) and front tires at 65psi.
Then when you get actual weights for truck and for truck/trailer combo you can go to tire mfg. website and look at tire loading charts and adjust tire pressures according to actual load.
Also.....check data sticker on door post/glove box and hat is stated in your owners manual for recommended psi for towing.
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goducks10
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What rims do you have?
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Former FAM
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the stock 18 inch Lariat aluminum rims
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Terryallan
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Former FAM wrote:the stock 18 inch Lariat aluminum rims
You better check the max psi for the rims. I'm bettin, 80 psi is way too much. You may have more tire that you got rim.
Terry & Shay
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wcjeep
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Find the max pressure for the rims.
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