Tire pressure
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Tire pressure
I just had 35" Cooper STT tires put on the truck When the guy put them on I asked him what pressure he used. He said 35 PSI. Is this ok. The tire has a maximum of 50. I dont tow much just do a lot of highway driving so I was just wondering if maybe a little more tire pressure would help the life of the tires. I figured I could just air down a little when I want to go in the mud or something.
Also, the truck is pulling to the left pretty good now. Is this something that I could easily fix on my own through trial and error or should i just go have it aligned.
Thanks in advance for the help.
Also, the truck is pulling to the left pretty good now. Is this something that I could easily fix on my own through trial and error or should i just go have it aligned.
Thanks in advance for the help.
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as far as pressure (37-13.50-17 Toyo M/T) I run 28 in the rear and 50 up front unloaded. I'll go to 50 in the rear if I'm gonna tow the big trailer. It depends what you want: max tire life, max firm handling, best mpg... I came to these settings by running the truck for a few days and looking at the tread. If the tires are over-inflated you'll see a bare strip on the outer edge of the tires where the tread is not running on the ground. After I found a pressure that caused this strip to show, I back the pressure down until the tire tread was flat on the ground. I got 50k out of my 37" BFG mudders and I'm around 20k on the Toyos with a bunch of tread left. Best mpg = max pressure, but you'll wear the tires unevenly so think the savings in fuel is a moot point...
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I run Cooper STT 35's and 50 psi is perfect for wear, mileage and preformance. This is only a D load rated tire and E is the standard so you'll want to be at the max psi due to it being a lesser load rated tire. 50 psi it is!
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If you take the max load the tire can carry say 3000lb and divide it by the max inflation pressure say 50 psi 50/3000 = 60 then multiply by the pressure you are running at, say 35psi. 60 x35= 2100. so at 35 psi each tire can carry 2100 lbs.
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So since the rear axle on my truck scales at 2200 lbs empty, I can run about 18psi in each rear tire??? While your theory is good, there is a minimum recommended pressure most of the time.
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I've always run my tires about 5 psi below what the sidewall says, always gotten pretty good wear out of em. We do the same @ work with semi tires. However, with OEM car and LT tires (same size and brand as stock) I inflate to what it says on the door panel.
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All those numbers were hypothetical just to show how tire shops calculate how much load a specific tire can carry at a given pressure. As you know all vehicles have a placard that states what pressure and size of tire should be used.
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