View Poll Results: Do you inflate tires to the max rating on the sidewall?
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Recommended VS maximum tire pressure, discuss.
10-06-2011, 05:14 PM
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Driving the truck fully loaded across a scale, usually for semi's, that have one for each axle and weigh again at the end of the day, that would be a start. Surely where you work would have some foreknowledge about this and would be a part of the job if it is necessary but that's only assuming.
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10-06-2011, 05:29 PM
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Every morning I have a 160 gal tank full of water, 4-5 guys in the truck, and pull an 8ft trailer with a Polaris 6x6 with a 50 gal tank and pump, another pump, and 30-50 gallons of herbicide and other chemicals. I go between the highway, city, dirt roads, no roads, sand, mud, and water. By the end of the day I have no water and 10-20 gallons less of chemical. Am I supposed to add/remove air every day?
If you are staying with-in the limitations of your truck, the pressure listed on that door sticker should be fine. You think Ford doesn't know you might haul something?
10-06-2011, 05:32 PM
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Ahahahahahaha!!!
Actually it's a Chevy 2500 and I was just seeing if I was doing something wrong by putting the full pressure in the tires or if I needed to change how I do things.
10-06-2011, 07:06 PM
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I always go by the door sticker.
Max inflated pressure on tire is the maximum the tire can hold, and is "not the recommended" inflation pressure.
Stock Goodyear tires on every truck I have owned even have a higher max pressure on them than the door sticker.
Different typre vehicle but tires is tires............. I Have been racing motorcycles for more than 20 years. A perfect example the max pressure on a race bikes tire is 40 to 50 pounds. Inflating to that pressure causes all kinds of problems, accelerated wear, mishandling, and poor suspension performance.
On my cars and trucks I start with the door sticker as a baseline and adjust the pressure according to wear. The recommended 40 PSI in the rear causes excessive center line wear for me, and the 35 front recommendation is perfect. I usually end up with 35 PSI all the way around.
What I recomend for other people is to run whatever pressure you are comfortable with.
If you want to put 100 PSI in your tires, have at it, if you like to run them flat have at it. It's your truck, your tires, and your money.
Max inflated pressure on tire is the maximum the tire can hold, and is "not the recommended" inflation pressure.
Stock Goodyear tires on every truck I have owned even have a higher max pressure on them than the door sticker.
Different typre vehicle but tires is tires............. I Have been racing motorcycles for more than 20 years. A perfect example the max pressure on a race bikes tire is 40 to 50 pounds. Inflating to that pressure causes all kinds of problems, accelerated wear, mishandling, and poor suspension performance.
On my cars and trucks I start with the door sticker as a baseline and adjust the pressure according to wear. The recommended 40 PSI in the rear causes excessive center line wear for me, and the 35 front recommendation is perfect. I usually end up with 35 PSI all the way around.
What I recomend for other people is to run whatever pressure you are comfortable with.
If you want to put 100 PSI in your tires, have at it, if you like to run them flat have at it. It's your truck, your tires, and your money.
10-06-2011, 07:07 PM
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its actually pretty simple when ford put the psi on the door jamb thats what they wanted with minimal load stock height and all new suspension parts.Now say you lift your vehicle and go to a bigger tire you are going to have to raise your tire pressure to keep an even contact patch same as if you always have the bed full or are pulling a trailer due to suspension compression.
now for everyone who doesnt always have a heavy load im sure your suspensions are not all new tired springs front or rear will require a bit of a bump to maintain correct contact patch a lot goes into tire pressure than just the tire suspension has a key roll in weight transfering to the tire
max load may not be required by the weight you put on it but compound that with a tired suspension and like in sean's case he gets perfect wear even tho mathmatically he shouldnt
10-06-2011, 07:59 PM
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So I guess the correct tire pressure becomes a maybe, if you repalce stock tires with exact size tires as Ford experts expect you to do. If you check your tire and fill with cold air not from a compressor that has been running and is full of hot air. If the tire shop has people that are experts at other than mounting and dismounting tires from wheels and know how to test for proper tire patch contact with the ground. If you only drive as the Ford experts expect you to drive and tow only exactly what they want you to tow using of course a weight distribution hitch setup perfectly. If you all would spend as much time actually testing the pressure of your tires at 5am before the sun comes up and you have the ideal test situation for deeming your tire pressure is perfect for the day.... lol....
In all honesty the best method is simple tire patch observation. Is the tire sitting flat on the ground? Sidewalls are marked 'MAX PRESSURE COLD" for a reason.
In all honesty the best method is simple tire patch observation. Is the tire sitting flat on the ground? Sidewalls are marked 'MAX PRESSURE COLD" for a reason.
10-06-2011, 08:12 PM
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i guess it depends on the tire or something. all the miles on my trucks and no weird wear or anything. and my ram 1500 is almost due for another set after the normal 50k miles. guess ill stick to coopers lol.
10-06-2011, 09:00 PM
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So I guess the correct tire pressure becomes a maybe, if you repalce stock tires with exact size tires as Ford experts expect you to do. If you check your tire and fill with cold air not from a compressor that has been running and is full of hot air. If the tire shop has people that are experts at other than mounting and dismounting tires from wheels and know how to test for proper tire patch contact with the ground. If you only drive as the Ford experts expect you to drive and tow only exactly what they want you to tow using of course a weight distribution hitch setup perfectly. If you all would spend as much time actually testing the pressure of your tires at 5am before the sun comes up and you have the ideal test situation for deeming your tire pressure is perfect for the day.... lol....
In all honesty the best method is simple tire patch observation. Is the tire sitting flat on the ground? Sidewalls are marked 'MAX PRESSURE COLD" for a reason.
In all honesty the best method is simple tire patch observation. Is the tire sitting flat on the ground? Sidewalls are marked 'MAX PRESSURE COLD" for a reason.
It means exactly what it says, the maximum allowable pressure.
Friend of mine has a Toyota tacoma, the Yokohamas he has on it have a max pressure of 80 pounds. If he ran them at that pressure he would be bouncing down the road like a buckboard with wooden wheels
