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Plus I've been making my snow runs with an open diff (duh!), no weight in the bed, and my E's aired to 45PSI. Probably not the best combo. And the open diff really shows it's a$$ more in the snow.
Just finished cutting up some more wet wood to use as bed weight for the next snow.. Plus I'll air down a bit.
What's probably the safest PSI to air down to for mostly highway (non interstate) trip?
Just finished cutting up some more wet wood to use as bed weight for the next snow.. Plus I'll air down a bit.
What's probably the safest PSI to air down to for mostly highway (non interstate) trip?
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Plus I've been making my snow runs with an open diff (duh!), no weight in the bed, and my E's aired to 45PSI. Probably not the best combo. And the open diff really shows it's a$$ more in the snow.
Just finished cutting up some more wet wood to use as bed weight for the next snow.. Plus I'll air down a bit.
What's probably the safest PSI to air down to for mostly highway (non interstate) trip?
Just finished cutting up some more wet wood to use as bed weight for the next snow.. Plus I'll air down a bit.
What's probably the safest PSI to air down to for mostly highway (non interstate) trip?
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Plus I've been making my snow runs with an open diff (duh!), no weight in the bed, and my E's aired to 45PSI. Probably not the best combo. And the open diff really shows it's a$$ more in the snow.
Just finished cutting up some more wet wood to use as bed weight for the next snow.. Plus I'll air down a bit.
What's probably the safest PSI to air down to for mostly highway (non interstate) trip?
Just finished cutting up some more wet wood to use as bed weight for the next snow.. Plus I'll air down a bit.
What's probably the safest PSI to air down to for mostly highway (non interstate) trip?
what you need E rated tires for anyway? your suspension ain't heavy enough to need E rated...overload the truck before the tire
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anyway, I got some good bed weight for ya that I use in my S10 when it snows.
buddy of mine is a heavy equipment mechanic and he brought me some sprockets he took off of a dozer and excavator when he replaced the tracks on them.
2 of them weight about 120-150lbs each the other two are about 60-80lbs each. toss all 4 in the bed and it squats the S10 a few inches. holds the road good with all that weight back there. and its nice and even weight distribution.
that makes a big difference in sliding if you do lose traction...if the weight is evenly distributed in the bed, the truck will stay straight when sliding. if the weight is uneven, or your rear axle is not centered, it will slide to one side or another.
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Just wait till I buy a 4wd Dodge, I'll be blowing up these forums with "my 4wd won't work" and "wtf happened to my tcase" threads.
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It wasn't the truck I posted a few pages back but found a '00 1500 5spd 4wd for $3900.
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Jigabop, they didn't have any C's in stock, and the other choices they had were crap, and it was late so all of the "regular" tire shops would be closed.
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I always run my tires at MAX PSI as listed on tire as far as vehicles go.
I've got Es on the RAM, it's over 80PSI max. They are 10 plys. The old 8ply Es were 80 max. good tires for towin and snowin.
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20 psi lower than rated is safe at less than 60MPH. Lowering tire pressure can increase stability on slippery surfaces, but will also degrade MPG, not necessarily very noticeably.
I always run my tires at MAX PSI as listed on tire as far as vehicles go.
I've got Es on the RAM, it's over 80PSI max. They are 10 plys. The old 8ply Es were 80 max. good tires for towin and snowin.
I always run my tires at MAX PSI as listed on tire as far as vehicles go.
I've got Es on the RAM, it's over 80PSI max. They are 10 plys. The old 8ply Es were 80 max. good tires for towin and snowin.
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20 psi lower than rated is safe at less than 60MPH. Lowering tire pressure can increase stability on slippery surfaces, but will also degrade MPG, not necessarily very noticeably.
I always run my tires at MAX PSI as listed on tire as far as vehicles go.
I've got Es on the RAM, it's over 80PSI max. They are 10 plys. The old 8ply Es were 80 max. good tires for towin and snowin.
I always run my tires at MAX PSI as listed on tire as far as vehicles go.
I've got Es on the RAM, it's over 80PSI max. They are 10 plys. The old 8ply Es were 80 max. good tires for towin and snowin.
they have average pressure for a reason. running under inflated will wear out the edges of the tires quick. over inflated wears out the center in rather quick form.