Tire pressure carrying northern-lite
Hi I have a 2016 GMC diesel dully carrying a 10'2 camper fully load with gear I put about 75psi in front and 80 psi in the rears . Also have Timbre said install on rear . But seems to ride very ...
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My door sticker says 80 psi in the front tires and 65 psi for the rear dually tires. I found handling to be terrible with the tire pressure that high. Constant steering adjustment and struggling to stay in my lane. When I drop the pressure to 75 psi or below in front and say 62 in the rear the handling is vastly better. If I fill the front tires above 75 psi I am back to that out of control feeling. I have yet to notice uneven wear at 13,000 miles with running lower than door sticker pressure.
Someone told me I should go even lower, like 70 psi in front and 60 psi rear, but I am hesitant to go that far below the door sticker.
I have talked to other truck campers in campgrounds who have said the same thing, that handling improves with lowering the PSI a little.
My camper is only around 3,500 lbs fully loaded, and with almost no overhang off the back, so I am well below maximum tire capacity which is a factor in why I can go lower pressure. My understanding is that the door sticker is for maximum load and you can go lower pressure with less than maximum load.
I am surprised by some posts saying they run higher pressure in rear dually tires than the front tires. That is the opposite of what my door sticker says. I have assumed that you want lower pressure in the rear tires because the weight is spread over two tires.
Someone told me I should go even lower, like 70 psi in front and 60 psi rear, but I am hesitant to go that far below the door sticker.
I have talked to other truck campers in campgrounds who have said the same thing, that handling improves with lowering the PSI a little.
My camper is only around 3,500 lbs fully loaded, and with almost no overhang off the back, so I am well below maximum tire capacity which is a factor in why I can go lower pressure. My understanding is that the door sticker is for maximum load and you can go lower pressure with less than maximum load.
I am surprised by some posts saying they run higher pressure in rear dually tires than the front tires. That is the opposite of what my door sticker says. I have assumed that you want lower pressure in the rear tires because the weight is spread over two tires.
