On the sticker inside of driver side door of my 2002 ram van 2500, the proper tire pressure is listed as, 344 kpa/50 psi for the front and 448 kpa/65 psi for the rear! This seems ...excessive, to say the least.


this is for
LT225 75R16 D tires


Comments?

 

My '01 2500 says the same... D load range tires and a loaded van will need that kind of pressure... I switched to E load range because I tow a 5000# travel trailer and want the stiffer sidewalls E tires gives me... I run 65 front and 75 rear... I rotate about every 10,000 miles and after 45,000 miles so far, I am on track to get 90,000+ miles on my Goodyear Wrangler tires.

If you run empty all the time you might drop 10# on each tire for a softer ride... but, watch your tread wear and rotate your tires and you will find what pressure works best for you.

 

What is the Max. PSI listed on your tires?

 

Your tires sidewall gives recommended PSI, the last B3500 we owned the tire had a max PSI of 95. So 65 is not excessive what is your tires load range?

 

that is what it should be