Question about tire pressure
My 2007 Ford F350 6.0 supercab long bed SRW has Nitto Terra Grappler G2 A/T LT295/70R18 E 129/126Q tires front and rear. The truck came with 275/70R18 LRE tires, which were replaced by the previous o...
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Kayteg1 wrote:
There are 2 sides to each story.
From what I hear - lot of Prius owners inflate their tires even above the max rated pressure.
If you don't mind discomfort, beaten up suspension bushings and loose steering - high pressure will increase your mpg and that is good.
What on earth does this have to do with a Prius? My lawnmower has tires too, but it's also irrelevant.
Some of these responses are as f'ed up as a soup sandwich and wonder why people can't get a straight answer on here.
Kayteg, reading comprehension rather than conjecture buddy.
Let me re-cap. OP's 295 70-18 tires, 7000lbs on rear axle (according to him). The absolute minimum recommended pressure for the rears would be 65psi for 3500lb capacity per tire.
Please explain to the class how a tire that "should" have 70psi min for that load is going to cause this "discomfort, beaten up suspension bushings and loose steering" at 80psi?
Or maybe it will be more likely to damage the tire at that pressure according to Optimistic Paranoid....
Some of you sound like you've never driven a truck before....
