Grit dog wrote:
specta wrote:
I had the factory one on my truck disabled. :)
Not to hijack the thread, but was goin to say the same thing. I programmed out the screen popping up telling me my pressure is too low when it actually is correct!
I actually like TPMS, TPIS, but one thing to remember is yes it will alert you to a slow leak, but it’s never called anyone and said “you’re about the have a blowout in 30 seconds, pull over!”
The two tire failures I have had with TC on were both leakers; one popped bead, one defective tire (Nitto). In both cases I could feel some squirrely handling starting to happen and I was able to pull over safely. These prompted me to get the aftermarket TPMS.
My experience tells me some advanced notice would have been a tremendous asset in both cases.
Unless you run over a large/sharp object I believe traumatic tire failures are rare with the quality of tires we run nowadays.
IMO opinion TPMS is worth every penny and I won’t haul a TC without it any longer.
The cheap one I bought off Amazon (see above) worked great, gave accurate psi and temps. What have you got to lose? $60?
