Tire PSI/load with camper
The tire pressure marked on the sidewall of the tire, is at max load. Using tire pressure charts, here is my figures. New truck has 235/80r17-E tires on the back. 4 of them. The weight on the ...
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enblethen wrote:
OP: I would be running about 45 pounds maybe even 50.
Ticki2;
The door sticker is for max. Weigh your rig, locate inflation chart for tires on the rig, and adjust to about 5-10 pounds over actual weight from inflation chart.
I guess I should have been more clear . I was trying to show that the door sticker gives the inflation for GVW which is almost always less than the max inflation shown on the tires . The OP was asking about psi with the camper loaded which puts most close to GVW and often above . As a starting point the manufacturer has already determined the psi at GVW , you can adjust accordingly from there . I have weighed my rig , it's 1000 lbs under GVW , loaded for bear .
