I just bought a set of 295s (which barely friggin fit, I guess time for a leveling kit!) and was wondering what everyone else is running. I have them at 65 in front and 55 in the rear. Is that too much, to little?

Oh yeah it is kinda frustrating that there is only one co. that is making a 295-285 E rated tire and they are also a $100 a pc more than anything else, ok hijacking my own thread so I will stop right there before I start bashin all the all companies for their weak load ratings in MT tires.

 

Running 77psi front and 70 psi rears on my A/T's. My front end is carrying slightly more weight than stock though.

 

I have the 35 inch MTs. I run my at 65psi, but the ride is horrible. I think I remember a post where the consensus was about 45 psi unloaded was fine. What are the max cold inflation on your tires? On the 35s, it is 65 psi for the load range E.

 

My max cold pressure is 85 psi on my A/T's -- load range 'E', 10 ply

 

I talked to a few people at Les Schwab about tire pressure in my 295's. I was told to run 50 front and rear. When I put on the camper I go 70 front and 80 rear. Then when it's off I take both down to 45 or 50, sure feels good with the low pressure.

The other thing they told me was to rotate every 2500 miles with these tires. One guy working at Schwabs has 52k on the same tires. He keeps them at 45 when not loaded and rotates every 2500 miles.

 

This was what I was told by 3 of the guys at les schwab, then 2 others said 65. so I was confused. they all said the same for when the slide camper is on.

I noticed they were pullin to the right a little so I took it back and they rebalanced and switched the fronts, seems better. I think they may need to just get broke in a little.

thanks for all the advice!

 

80 psi cold, they are E 10 plys also, 3ply sidewall I believe.

the only complaints I ever read or hear about these are the price. they better last longer than my coopers or I am going back to a cheaper tire MT tire (hopefully someone will come out with a comparable MT tire with an E rating and 3800+ lb rating too). I also rotate every 2500-3000 miles

 

when not pulling i am at 45, all around. i go to 65 when towing.

 

I think the 295 M/T's have stiffer than normal sidewalls. I run mine at about 50 front and 45 rear when unloaded, and 65 front 70 rear when towing. They have about 14k on them right now and the tread measures 65%. I think that's pretty decent considering how low they're usually run. The burnouts probably haven't helped much either.

 

Most people on here who are running the Toyo M/T's can attest to this, these tires are the smoothest running, best balancing M/T tire around. At least mine are anyways. My tires run out better than most passanger tires and never take more than 2.00-3.00 ounces of weight.

Anyways to stay on topic here. I run my 35's at 40psi in the front and 35psi in the rear, unloaded. It rides realy well with those pressures. My tires have 40k on them now and they are almost ready to be switched out. I may get another good 5k out of them before I order a new set. I even bet I could squeeze 50k out of them if not more but I tend to drive the snot out of my truck. My tires seem to catch the brunt end of it.

 

I keep the 37" Toyo MTs on the '05 at 65psi

 

On my 07 they had to install offset ball joints to stop the pulling to the right.

 

I also run mine at 38-40psi and they ride awsome. I was told by 2 les schwab head tire guys to run them between 38-42psi. The toyo MT's arnt designed to be run at the same pressures as a stock tire. This is a very big dealership that installs lots of large size toyo MT's.

These are on 35's on 18's and I was told the same thing when I bought my 315 BFG's from ATC.

These are my unloaded weights but even loaded I would add more then 48psi towing 8K

These are the best tires ive ever owned and the most miles (32K) ive ever put on a set of tires. That should put my driving style into perspective....I drive hard and live on a mountain road.

 

I worked at Les Schwab for over a year out in Sacramento. We use to sell those M/T's like crazy, it wouldn't be uncommon for us to empty the shelfs then have to wait for Toyo to make more then get them distributed out. It's a well riding, long lasting M/T tire.

Before winter hits hard i'll be ordering 3 new ones to put on my truck(I already have a fullsize spare w/ a matching wheel).

Did you get your tires siped?

 

I got mine siped and it made a huge difference on wet/icy/snow covered roads. I think it even helps with traction at the drag strip.