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smokeylew
Explorer
Jun 15, 2017

Front tire pressure for 3500 long bed pulling 5th wheel

Have a 2016 Ram diesel long bed and pull a 36' NuWa 5th wheel. Haven't had the 5th wheel that long. Prior to this I pulled a heavy TT with an Egualizer hitch. Always put max air pressure in all 4 TV t...
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wnjj
Explorer II
Jun 17, 2017
kzspree320 wrote:
I'll stick with the door sticker recommendations for air pressure at axle weight ratings. For me that's 60 front and 80 rear. The fifth wheel adds no real weight to the front axle so I don't get the need to increase it so much.


Weight on the front is only part of it. Higher pressure up front may reduce some of the wiggle (sway). Tires see much more than just down force.

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