Tire recommendations, TV F150

myrvhasnotv wrote:
What's a good shock for this? It's not porpoise-ing (that tip to tale pitch) it's a tire issue so because it sits level with the WDH I was not considering that but would be interested.

I put a set of Monroe shocks on mine and saw improvement in the squishy feeling your describing. If you want to do better, look at Bilstein shocks.

I am curious what your F-150’s max cargo is. With my TV and TT loaded I am at the max axel load and a bit over the max cargo. With the features on my 4x4 the yellow sticker says my max cargo is 1411 lbs.

The dry weight on my trailer is 5000 lbs. loaded it is a tad over 6000 lbs. I can see why an 8000 lb. payload would impact the tire performance.

What's a good shock for this? It's not porpoise-ing (that tip to tale pitch) it's a tire issue so because it sits level with the WDH I was not considering that but would be interested.

Change/upgrade your shocks? That helped me a lot. Definitely LT tires aired up to max PSI. Put them back at 32 - 35 psi when not towing.

astraelraen wrote:
I went from the stock P rated Goodyear Wranglers on my 2013 F150 to LT rated Michelin AT/2 and the towing characteristics are worlds apart.

I didn't really believe the internet hype, but it's true.

Our travel trailer is a 6000lb dry weight trailer. Maybe a lighter trailer there would be less of a difference in P vs LT.

That's what I suspected, thanks for the info.

The tires and the truck have 16,000 miles on them. That soft feel also can happen when it's loaded down with firewood or rocks. It's the tires they are set up for a cushy ride and they do a great job at that.

If the TPMS is only looking for a min pressure than it should not be an issue with switching to a heavy duty tire.

I went from the stock P rated Goodyear Wranglers on my 2013 F150 to LT rated Michelin AT/2 and the towing characteristics are worlds apart.

I didn't really believe the internet hype, but it's true.

Our travel trailer is a 6000lb dry weight trailer. Maybe a lighter trailer there would be less of a difference in P vs LT.

myrvhasnotv wrote:
Thanks everyone for the input.

With regard to the TPMS, my service guy is looking into it. He felt that it would be looking for a minimum pressure and if you exceed that pressure you should be okay. He's going to see if the computer inputs for the TPMS can be adjusted or how they would respond. He also said some 18" spares in the ford line can have a 17" wheel with a taller tire under the bed.

Ford's TPMS does not care what the pressure is ABOVE the low preset is.

Ford's TPMS IS NOT USER ADJUSTABLE, PERIOD.

Only a FORD dealer has the tools that can access this adjustment, HOWEVER due to liability issues and messing with Gov requirements of TPMS pretty much all Ford dealers will not touch that preset pressure alarm level.

In all honesty, if you are having squirming issues some it can come from NEW tires, you may need to put 500 or even 1000 miles on before the squirmy felling goes away when towing.

Some of it can come from your tire choice, big large open lugs on AT tires can make for a rather squirmy feel, less aggressive tires will have more support and may feel a bit less squirmy.

Some can come from the manufacturer and the compounds they use.

Some can come from over airing (learned that one the hard way years ago with winter tires, thought the dealer sold me junk tires and they said to let a few pounds out to see how it drives, fixed the problem).

You may need to play around with the tire pressure, I often find keeping the rears 2 lbs lower than the front when empty and rear 2 lbs higher than front when loaded gives a good feeling ride.

The TPMS system does mess with me a bit so I have to run above the alarm pressure.

If all else fails perhaps inspect your front end for loose or worn ball joints, bushings, wheel bearings and such.

How are they in the snow? I had Michelin OEM on my previous Ford and loved them, however they were not a heavy duty tire but the wear and traction were good. What kind of weight are you pulling and how many miles do you think you will get out of the tire?

Michelin Lt/MS E rated 65 psi when towing 45 when at home non towing Rotate them each 5,000 miles. No squish at all a much better feeling tire than the OEM Wranglers. IMHO