Sway with new truck
I have a 27' Salem travel trailer with a Reese WD hitch, and previously towed it with a 2005 Tundra. I would get a little bit of sway on the highway when a big rig would pass, but no big deal. Just ...
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hujorgan1 wrote:TyroneandGladys wrote:
Just a note on tire pressure. Do not know if it is just the age of our rig or not but the tires max pressure is 80 but the rims max pressure is 65
That sounds like a mismatch - the wheels should always at least match the max pressure of the tires.
This is actually not unheard of, or is it to be not expected in some cases.
When the 265-75-16 tires came out in 88 on GM 1500's, they were an LR-C. BFG came out eventually with an LR D. Then a few years later, LR E's came out. Now try to find a C or D rated tire with 45 or 65 lbs of sidewall PSI max is hard to do. You are pretty much limited to buying an LR E tire. So if you have one of the as early as 88 GM pickups with this tire size.......You end up with a tire good to 80 lbs, with rims good to 45-50 lbs max.
My son had to get LR E tires for his GM 1500 in the 265-70-17 size, as he could not find a LR C as it came stock, in the tire tread brand he wanted. Does not do him any good. But that was only option. I am sure if someone knows Dodge or Ford rigs as well as I know GM's, you can find similar issues.
Marty
