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Old 01-05-2006, 11:12 PM
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Tire pressure.

What pressure you guys running on your DRW, front and rear?
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Are you hauling or just daily driving? If you want a softer ride then less air in the rear makes a big difference.
Check your tire inflation book that should have been in the glove box. If you need a copy of it let me know and I can e-mail it to you.
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55 front 70 rear...what the driver door says. This is for maximum fuel economy, i dont care about how my truck rides. If i wanted to ride on air i would of gotten a chevy
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Yeah, I looked at the sticker, but I have always varied from it on my other trucks. I am looking for the best fuel economy, and I do haul, so......
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When empty, 60 psi front and 25 psi rear. When loaded, 70 psi all around.
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65 psi all the way around. All the time. 25 psi sounds like trouble to me w/ heat build up, side walls rubbing or breaking a bead loose. I think the manufacturers are pretty good now days with the R&D. Unless your doing some type racing stick with factory setting.
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Tire Pressure SRW

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65 psi all the way around. All the time. 25 psi sounds like trouble to me w/ heat build up, side walls rubbing or breaking a bead loose. I think the manufacturers are pretty good now days with the R&D. Unless your doing some type racing stick with factory setting.
Yes, 25 psi seems like too little pressure in the rear tires. My 2005 3500 SRW with LT 265/70R 17E Michellin tires requires a minimum of 40 psi in the rear and 50 psi in front when the truck is empty and 75 psi in the rear and 60 psi in front when it is loaded. If I recall correctly the tire sidewall states that 80 psi is the maximum limit in the rear tires. I hauled a long bed piled up high load of wet clay that almost bottomed out the overload springs with 80 psi in the rear tires and 60 psi in the front tires. My truck was overloaded and I traveled about 25 miles at around 55 mph on the freeway straight-a-way, but I slowed down to about 45 mph for curves as the truck felt a little unstable without dual wheels. All went well, but it was a chore shoveling the clay into the box and out again. I had help loading the truck, but not unloading.
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65 front 55 rear all the time
Old 01-07-2006, 12:52 AM
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210,,220,,,what ever it take's. Oh wait,,,that's a line from a movie.

When I'm hauling car's I go 70 in the front and 80 in there rear, like the tire's say. Empty I run 60 all the way around.
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That is what I was looking for, the 210, 220 heheheheheheheehe. (Mr. Mom) Seriously, that is what I was looking for, opinions on what you guys run, and I got it, thanks!
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I've tried different tire pressures but finally settled on 70 psi all the way around. The ride is a bit rougher with that pressure in the front but fuel economy is better.
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60 up front and 65 in the rear. I based that on axle weights while towing using the load/inflation table.

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Per the 03 Tire Inflation guide for the 4X4 MAX load 65 front & 65 rear.
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70-75 front, 65-70 rear...
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As I recall the booklet that came with the trucks states that the LT tires aren't rated for doing over 75 mph and that one nees an additional 10 psi for speeds over 65 mph.


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