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Campin_LI
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Aug 14, 2013

Tire Pressure - but wait... a different question!

This came up at work. Thought I would post to see what others thought. When setting the tire pressure, do you set it when the truck is loaded or when it is empty. I'm assuming empty but a co-wo...
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MARKW8
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Aug 14, 2013
iawoody2 wrote:
65lbs is 65lbs, no different weight or no weight. Adding weight cannot add more air.


This is not always true. My airbags with an empty truck normally have 5-7psi of pressure. Just by lowering the camper onto the truck, pressure jumps to 17-20psi. It's because of the small volumn of air. If it affects tires, I believe it would be very minimal.

Mark

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