5th wheel Truck combo = terrible ride
It is just painfully rough going down the road. Here are my stats 2015 chevy 2500 Duramax crewcab standard bed ( weighs 8,000lbs at cat scale) 2015 Glacier Peak ( weighs in 10,800lbs at cat scale) ...
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rhagfo wrote:benb21601 wrote:Cummins12V98 wrote:
Please explain why not reduce the rear tire pressure?
I was going to provide a couple links in reference to under inflated tires and why it's bad. Too many to link. Do yourself a favor and Google search "under inflated tires". Those are why.
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Cummins, & Me Again, once again you can lead a horse to water, BUT!
Benb2160, do you know that over inflating tires has a negative effect also? :h Faster wear LESS TRACTION, running an E rated tire at 80 psi, just because that is the MAX, doesn't mean it is the best!!
I run about 5,500# on my rear axle loaded, so I run between 65 to 70 psi in my rear tires. Each tire has a MAX capacity of 3,415# that it 6,830# total supporting 5,500# or 80% of max.
This graphic should help you understand.
You just proved my point. Correct inflation = what the tire was designed for. You can tell that by what's stamped on the sidewall. If the tire says 80, put it to 80. If the tire says 40, put it to 40. I wholeheartedly agree that over inflation is as bad or worse than under inflation. How can one possibly justify asking the tire to perform as intended while not giving it what it needs to do so? Your truck, your tire, your call. But as for me and the safety of my family, I will run the tire as the manufacturer intended.
