tire air pressure..

ashby · 09-09-2009, 04:19 PM

I was wondering what would be a good pressure for empty driving? 50ish front and 80ish rear is just too stiff for normal driving it seems like..

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**Discount Tire Direct** · 09-09-2009, 07:10 PM

Is the 50psi front and 80psi rear what the manufacture recommends on the door placard?

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ashby · 09-09-2009, 08:27 PM

Yeah, 55psi front and 80psi rear..

Just seems like too much for normal driving..

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-6spd-Dana 80-3:55 Gears-
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98whitelightnin · 09-09-2009, 08:35 PM

I run 65-70 all the way around, that cummins is heavy.

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ashby · 09-09-2009, 08:51 PM

true.. but my tires max at 65psi.. Given they are only D ranges though.. Should I just go 55 on the front and 65 in the back?

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-00 Dodge Ram 2500-
-6spd-Dana 80-3:55 Gears-
5" TBE-BHAF-H2 wheels and 285s.

98whitelightnin · 09-09-2009, 09:33 PM

Unless your loaded I wouldnt run max in the rear because youll wear out the centers quicker. I would run 55-60 all the way around. I had some d rated tires that maxed out at 50psi and I ran 50 in them.

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03 2500 4d, 6speed, 4x4,
"Well oil beef hooked"

Last edited by 98whitelightnin : 09-09-2009 at 09:35 PM.

ashby · 09-09-2009, 10:16 PM

Thats what I was thinking.. Prolly just going to run 50-55 psi in all of them unless towing.

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-6spd-Dana 80-3:55 Gears-
5" TBE-BHAF-H2 wheels and 285s.

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Discount Tire Direct Discount Tire Direct Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 399 Thanks: 14 Thanked 3 Times in 3 Posts Discount Tire Direct's Truck Pics	Is the 50psi front and 80psi rear what the manufacture recommends on the door placard? __________________ America's Largest Independenly owned Wheel and Tire Retailer www.discounttire.com

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ashby Cummins Enthusiast Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Tennessee Posts: 207 Thanks: 1 Thanked 6 Times in 5 Posts ashby's Truck Pics	Yeah, 55psi front and 80psi rear.. Just seems like too much for normal driving.. __________________ -00 Dodge Ram 2500- -6spd-Dana 80-3:55 Gears- 5" TBE-BHAF-H2 wheels and 285s.

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98whitelightnin Diesel Head Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Okinawa Japan Posts: 3,431 Thanks: 13 Thanked 44 Times in 43 Posts 98whitelightnin's Truck Pics	I run 65-70 all the way around, that cummins is heavy. __________________ 98 24v, 2500 sc, auto, 4x4, LO 359hp/744tq 03 2500 4d, 6speed, 4x4, "Well oil beef hooked"

09-09-2009, 08:51 PM	#5 (permalink)
ashby Cummins Enthusiast Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Tennessee Posts: 207 Thanks: 1 Thanked 6 Times in 5 Posts ashby's Truck Pics	true.. but my tires max at 65psi.. Given they are only D ranges though.. Should I just go 55 on the front and 65 in the back? __________________ -00 Dodge Ram 2500- -6spd-Dana 80-3:55 Gears- 5" TBE-BHAF-H2 wheels and 285s.

09-09-2009, 09:33 PM	#6 (permalink)
98whitelightnin Diesel Head Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Okinawa Japan Posts: 3,431 Thanks: 13 Thanked 44 Times in 43 Posts 98whitelightnin's Truck Pics	Unless your loaded I wouldnt run max in the rear because youll wear out the centers quicker. I would run 55-60 all the way around. I had some d rated tires that maxed out at 50psi and I ran 50 in them. __________________ 98 24v, 2500 sc, auto, 4x4, LO 359hp/744tq 03 2500 4d, 6speed, 4x4, "Well oil beef hooked" Last edited by 98whitelightnin : 09-09-2009 at 09:35 PM.

09-09-2009, 10:16 PM	#7 (permalink)
ashby Cummins Enthusiast Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Tennessee Posts: 207 Thanks: 1 Thanked 6 Times in 5 Posts ashby's Truck Pics	Thats what I was thinking.. Prolly just going to run 50-55 psi in all of them unless towing. __________________ -00 Dodge Ram 2500- -6spd-Dana 80-3:55 Gears- 5" TBE-BHAF-H2 wheels and 285s.