Tire Pressure's

hydrashocker · #1 10-04-2008, 06:34 PM

Do you have a favorite tire!!!!

I was wondering what pressure's our members like to use? This includes tire brand and size for wear pattern and maintenance issues. How many miles do you get out of a set of new rubber?

I would like to include the size of the motor in our rigs because of conflicting weights and also full time 4X4 Transfer case's versus Part Time Transfer cases.

Please include information on pressure's when you tow and how much weight including tongue weight if you got it. Any information would be great!

I'll start:

I have a 5.9L, part time T-case, with BFG 31X10.5 LT 15 Ko's and I run 36 psi in the rear and 37 psi in the front because of the weight of the motor. When I tow, the tongue weight is about 778 lbs. When i tow I increase the rear tire pressure to 44 lbs and utilize my air bags to 27 lbs with a 12,000 lbs EQ hitch. So far I have seen 10k on the tires and they are about 1/3 worn.

Tho the different tire brands I bought I've only seen about an average of 30,000 miles per set. These included the Bridgestone Dueler and also the Big O R/T both in 31X10.5 LT 15. My rig and my hard foot just likes to go through tires????

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mark24v · #2 10-06-2008, 09:48 PM

Just replaced my tires on my 5.9 AWD with COOPER DISCOVERYS HT 275/60/17 s
and running with 36 psi all round runs and feels great so far. Had COOPER COBRAS on before but being up in Canada in winter though i'll try a tire with a little bit more meat on it.

hydrashocker · #3 10-07-2008, 12:07 AM

How many miles did ya get on those rubbers before changing em out?

DRO318 · #4 10-08-2008, 01:29 PM

Hey, I have 275/45/20's goodyear Eagle GT II they are pretty good for everday driving. Pumped @40psi all around for the better MPG's. second set 40k+

IndyDurango · #5 10-08-2008, 10:53 PM

Michelin LTX M/S
40lbs air
No towing personally
Great tire worthy of 90,000+ miles

IndyD

hydrashocker · #6 10-09-2008, 07:29 PM

Bump....

DRO318 · #7 10-09-2008, 11:05 PM

Give it time.
Others will post.

Kensai · #8 10-11-2008, 10:40 AM

BFG CompTA's, 275/60/75's. 34 psi all around. Little or no towing. 40k tires that I have pushed to 50k and waiting for my BFG LongTrail Touring T/A's (60k-65k tread rating) to come in from Costco now at $135.99 each plus tax installed with all options included. Cheapest price tire for a reputable brand name. Did you know that BFG is owned by Michelin?

Now I need to go take my D to have it re-aligned. I don't want my new tires to be worned out this same way. Seems like my D needs realignment alot. Even with bi yearly alignment, it still messed up my front tires by wearing out the inner side of the treads. This tells me the the tires are angled where the inner tread has more weight on it. Maybe I need to go to another dodge dealer to do the alignment.

DRO318 · #9 10-11-2008, 02:08 PM

275/60/75's
What????
75's what kinda lift do you have???

Firestone has the best lifetime alignment
Also rotation is the key, Flip the tire on the rim also. not just switching location.

hydrashocker · #10 10-11-2008, 06:47 PM

I have the Firestone Lifetime Aglinment. It's a great deal if you plan on owning your rig for a long time. You can go in and have it done anytime you want. If the inner sides are wearing then that is a sure sign of a camber issue. Sounds like they aren't doing a great job. The other thing it might be is a toe being out. I would have someone else look at it or open a can of woop-ass and get it done again and this time right.

The OEM settings are have an open segment and if "your" truck isn't like the rest they can correct the best degree's to insure great tire life. They sould see this problem! Once you find the degree settings then you can give it to anyone and have them put it on the truck but depending if they are in spec's they might have you sign a waver.