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Glennsgarage
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Apr 29, 2016

Got new rear tires and now my truck sways on the highway

i have a 2400lb Bigfoot on the bed of a dodge 3500 and weigh in at 12000 lbs total.

I had 4 bfg all terrain at tires load range E, sway bar and air bags and it was very stable.

I blew out a rear tire and replaced both rear tires with the new bfg ko2.

Now my truck sways a lot on the highway. Almost felt like before I had a rear sway bar. Rear tires are aired up to the max 85lbs.

Front tires are not the ko2 and have 25000 miles on them and 65lbs pressure.

What do I need to do to have a stable highway ride again?

Thanks!

12 Replies

  • I switched from P rated tires to E rated BFG LT's and for the first 100 miles thought they were terrible. They seemed to settle in and am very happy with them now.
  • I'd check the air bag pressure and probably reduce each of them to 20-40 lbs. My guess is the tire dealer "helped" you and added a lot of air to the air bags.

    The other thing to check is whether the new tires have the same load rating that the previous tires did. Range E is a range and the tire stiffness and load rating could be quite a bit less.