Ecoboost is a Towing Beast
My wife and I just returned from a pro BBQ competition in Lanexa, VA. We had the truck LOADED with camping supplies, cooking supplies, a 300 lb smoker, and about 150 lbs worth of meat on ice. We were ...
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OH48Lt wrote:
Let us know how that works out. Both my dealer and the local big tire store say it can't be done because of the TPMS system. The LT tires require more air pressure, and that triggers the TPMS and it can't be re-programmed.
Seems like the TPMS parameters in the computer could be reset to higher pressures, or the TPMS units on the wheels could be changed out.
Either way, let us know if it really can be done or if there are TPMS issues.
Upgrade went fine. The tire dealer didn't have to do anything to the TPMS. Since I like to run about 50 psi minimum in the LT tires, I used my SCT tuner to increase the minimum TPMS pressure to 40 psi. I also used the tuner to change the number of revs per tire so the shift points are where they should be. Luckily the revs were close to the old tires so the speedometer is still accurate.
