2011 F350 Super Crew 4x2 unloaded ride quality

F5Pro wrote:
The guys at the local tire shop mentioned the unloaded ride to me and told me that many of the owners of heavy trucks do lower the tire pressures to help with the ride. However the penalty for that is abnormal tire wear from under inflation.

Actually it can work both ways. If your tires are inflated to max for a load, and you are not carrying a load, you will wear out the middle of the tires faster.

My 2008 Ram 2500 has two inflation pressures listed on the door for the rear tires. 70 lbs for heavy loads and 45 lbs for light loads. If you want to "air down" after parking the trailer for the weekend or week, carry a decent compressor or make sure there is an air pump nearby.

The guys at the local tire shop mentioned the unloaded ride to me and told me that many of the owners of heavy trucks do lower the tire pressures to help with the ride. However the penalty for that is abnormal tire wear from under inflation.

Face it, it's a truck built for carrying several tons of load. It's going to ride like a freaking truck. You want a better ride, buy a truck made to carry less load and load it accordingly. Trucks aren't built to ride smooth as butter, they're built to carry a load; the two are mutually exclusive.

Know what your ACTUAL loaded and unloaded weights are. Use tire weight/inflation chart for your specific tire size and load range and add 5psi to rear and 10 psi to the front for what the chart says.

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Based on your previous posts, you have a 7klb TT.
You won't need to air the rear tires up much, or at all if you're using the wdh you talked about.

^Rear tires he meant. And 35-40 is even good in back when empty. Front should/will be 50-60 all the time with a diesel, but less with a gasser.
This question tells me you've never driven a 1 ton truck before? If that's what you're planning on getting, why not drive one yourself and for, your own opinion?

Also, how do you know you need 80psi in the tires? Do you know what your axle weights will be? You may be fine with less pressure all the time in the rear tires...or may need higher pressures.

I have a similarly equipped Ram and don't find the ride objectionable. Drop the tires to 50psi when empty.