HD truck tire pressure when empty
I picked up my Ram 3500 SRW yesterday morning and of course it's been raining ever since. Good news is I've had a lot of time reading all the manuals, watching DVD, and sitting inside customizing it. ...
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NC Hauler wrote:
What does the placard on your door jamb say to run the tires at? I air mine to what the door placard shows to run them at and I've had zero issues and tires are fine....My door jamb placard for the General Ameritrack tires is 80 psi in the fronts and 65 psi in the rears....empty or loaded.....That's where I keep it and General/Continental agrees...
Hate to disagree with my "right side" buddy but those numbers are to support the MAX load the truck is rated for. Your tires will hast longer if you reduce the rear tires to 40-45psi. If you look at the tire/weight inflation charts add 5psi you will be right at 80 and 65.
At least you don't run 80 psi on all 6!
I agree in the owners manual it says to run the psi recommended at all times on the label. But hitch makers say to do a pull test every time also. Both of those statements are CYA!
They don't want to be sued if you had your pressure lower and caused an accident with a big load and have a blowout.
They are being so stupid with their ratings the SRW trucks are recommended to run 80 on the rear tires all the time.
