"LT" tire pressures on Expedition
I moved up from "Heavy Load" tires on my Expedition to real "LT" tires. Max air pressure on the new tires is 80#, max pressure on the heavy load tires was 50#. I always ran my other tires at max press...
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Rustycamperpants wrote:
I moved up from "Heavy Load" tires on my Expedition to real "LT" tires. Max air pressure on the new tires is 80#, max pressure on the heavy load tires was 50#. I always ran my other tires at max pressure when towing my TT.
I talked to the tire installer and asked him what they set the pressure at and he responded, "To whatever is specified on the door sticker". This will be in the 36 - 38# range.
What do you all do? I was thinking all along I should run much higher pressure on the LTs just like I did on the heavy load tires. Thanks in advance...
To double check the installers figures you have to use the load capacity the OE tires provided at vehicle manufacturer recommended inflation pressures. Then find the chart for the replacement tires and compare the load capacity they are providing at the installers recommended inflation pressures. Industry standards require a minimum load capacity equal to what the OE tires were providing.
