New Tires For Tow Vehicle...
I've got a 2013 Ram 1500 Big Horn 5.7 3.73 and pulling a 26' camper that's around 7,700 - 8,000 lbs. I still have the original tires on it with less than 19,000 miles on them. I'm interested in re...
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cm11599ps wrote:brulaz wrote:cm11599ps wrote:
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Today was the first time towing on the highway. If I got around 60 then the steering wheel felt squirmy and I made sure to put two hands on the wheel. I ended up dropping down to just over 50 and it felt better but still not as smooth as my old P tires.
Truck tires were all at 48psi. For what it's worth, I know I was probably at max payload because the rear sagged a bit and I had more stuff in the bed than I normally would. Not sure if that had anything to do with the squirmy feeling.
These are the LT-E tires, right? If so, up the pressure to 70-80psi when towing and see how it feels.
LT's but they are D's.
OK, that's a nice tire.
Pretty sure then the max is 65 PSI which gives you a 3000# weight rating per tire. So try 60-65psi when towing and see what happens.
