In my work I always used the "Scientific Method" to construct and operate experiments.
( Click here, explaination of the scientific method )Basically... you look at the problem, you think about the possible solutions and choose what you think might be the best
one... then, you make only one change and evaluate the results... then and only then:
If you accepted the first change you might see if you can make the solution even better by adding another change and then evaluating it. Some times you can make things better by removing something.
I see people adding a ton of miscellaneous "stuff" to their trucks without testing any of these add-ons in an attempt to make the truck better... some might help, some of the stuff will work againest some of the other stuff being added... some won't help at all.
The US Patent Office will issue a new patent for a simplier solution to a problem... or even a totally different approach to the problem... but you can't make someone elses invention more complicated and get a patent. To a scientist or researcher a US or Foriegn Patent is a real sign of acheivment.
Do you have any idea why you added each things... would advertizements lie?
Now... using the scientic method for determining the correct air pressure in your tires.
Most people will intutively get it right... over time
THey'll know what they want to acheive: they might want...
1) to haul a very heavy load
2) stability
3) sway control
40 fuel economy
5) tire longivity... good wear
6) etc
This is pretty simple:
Try putting differnent air preeures into your tires... go camping:... if you start at the maximum air pressure listed on your tires sidewalls you eliminate all of the possible air pressures above this point.. see, the scientific method is working.
Next week... change 9lower) the pressure... go camping
third week... change the Air PSI... go to the beach
do ths every weekend... you'll have the perfect answer in time.
Isn't scientific research fun?Note: if you are adding extra sway bars, etc at the same time you'll mess up your experiment... if you added a ton of the extras when you bought the truck you have accomplished one thing for sure... you added weight... maybe non-productive weight.
Let us know what you find to be the perfect air pressure for you... be sure and share pictures of the camping trips.
Janet and I started our experiment at 80 psi... we are still on that trip Sleepy
