Will that set sensors off? Tire shop has mine at 60 front 80 back
On my 3500, the fronts are at 50 and the rears at 60. Any lower, and I'll get a warning light. Bitter cold mornings will make it dip, but usally clears within a few miles of driving.
Really?? Well I’m sure that doesn’t help my ride quality being so high. I’ll lower it
80 is a big reason your ride is pretty sht. my rears I keep at 70 because the ride doesn't bother me and keeps the wife out of the truck..... lol
3500 SRW will go off around 60 on the rears. If you have a relationship with your dealer, they can reprogram the rears to 70 instead of factory 80, then you can go lower than 60 before going off.
Are the suspension maxx keys much better than the kryptonite?? Thanks for info on shocks. And by tire to wheel ratio, you mean a little bigger tire would ride better, correct? I’ll need new tires this fall and have been debating on doing 35s anyway… If that helps the ride quality too, I’d probably be sold.
Are these pressures still on for towing as well??I’m going to let some air out. Been thinking of a battery compressor to live in the truck so if I have to put in some air before hauling, not a huge deal. I’m in Montana so big temp fluctuations, not sure if that makes a significant difference or not. Should I start by leaving fronts at 60 and lowering backs to 70?
Noted, thank you!
That is not a good or safe recommendation. Lowering the pressure to 70 psi takes away about 700 pounds of axle capacity. Not a good thing for towing heavy.
I posted my last post as you posted this. But no, most guys that have these trucks do not tow or haul, so they lower the pressure to unsafe levels.
No, these pressures are not safe for towing.
Just to give you fair warning, that’s quite unsafe. Not only will you have unsafe handling, if you throw a couple average weight Americans in the front seats you are over capacity of those tires. Now throw several people in there and gear and you are way overweight. There is a sticker on your door jamb with the required pressures for your tires, you might want to take a look at it.
Not exactly true. The pressures listed are for max towing and/or capacity. Meaning upwards of 3700lbs of capacity on the rear axles. The front tires are max at 60, so 50 won't phase it unloaded. The rears are max at 80, so unloaded at 60 is fine also. Even a cab of 5-300lb people won't phase the truck, even at the lower pressures. The seats might be stressed, but not the truck, tires, or axles. 😂 Look at a tire rating chart. The capacity difference with pressure isn't that dramatic, even with the rears 20 psi less than max. Fully loaded would be a different situation, entirely.
I have tire pressure charts. At 50 psi your tires are rated for a bit over 2600 pounds. There’s over 5000 pounds on front axle, you do the math.
