Tire pressure

Pretty sure because they arent moving from a p-load range to a c or LT/E.

 

Point is, if goodyear says you should run a particular psi why would you question them. But hey everyone else knows more.

OP has enough here to figure it out.

Cheers.

 

I have E rated ko2s that are 285 75 16. Run that at 32psi. Way smoother ride.

An E tire is made for a heavy truck. If you run them on light trucks, you want the tire pressure lower so that the tire wears evenly across the tread. If you run something like 50, not only are you going to feel every spec of dust on the road, but because your truck isn't heavy enough for the tire, it will bow out at the center and not give you the lifetime you're looking for.

And to Joe who wants to talk about Ferrari... I was given this information directly from a Ferrari employed mechanic. Just saying

 

Because logically it goes like this:

>OEM tires are P load and is what? 34psi or something max load
>Is it comfortable for most people? Yes.
>LT/E to retain max load is 50-55psi
>Is it comfortable for most people? No.
>Back down the pressure until its more comfortable and adjust to your load. 9/10 times you wont even come close to max load or GVW so you'll be fine dailying at a lower pressure

Goodyear tells you that to answer your direct question of what should I run if I went to E rated tires for my taco [to keep load capacity]. They dont care about the other nuances or subjective items such as tire wear (light truck, high PSI), or comfort.

 

After 50k miles I'll let you know how the tread is.

For the F-250 tires wore even until 60k at 65 front 75 rear, Michelin LTX/AT2

 

I sure hope so when that truck is what? 1500lbs or more heavier than the taco? I'm not sure why you keep comparing a full ton truck to our truck lol

 

Makes my bones hurt thinking about all of the vibrations from running such a high PSI... And I feel bad for the vehicle absorbing all of the shock that the tires aren't... But that aside, the f250 probably has a few thousand pounds on the Tacoma.

 

Because my taco weighs the same as that F-250 unloaded.

 

Negative. They weigh almost the same and the truck lasted 250,000 miles before rust killed it.

 

So, did you see my logic in my other post? "And adjust to your load?"

Most people will not like and want 50+ psi on their unloaded trucks. I dont see why you have a hard time grasping not everyone has a fully armored truck like you do, so obviously their pressures will be more comfortable at a lower PSI than yours is at.

 

I don't disagree. Why do you have a hard time grasping that people don't mind running manufacturer specs?

 

Based on Google the f250 weighs 6,000 and the Tacoma weighs less than 4,000.

But hypothetically, even if the tires should be at a higher PSI to last longer (which is the only benefit I can see from that), I'd rather have a smooth and comfortable ride for 40,000 miles with a truck that hasn't rattled apart and doesn't creak at every bump, than tires that last 60,000 and have given me the opposite, uncomfortable experience.

 

Very inaccurate. My trucked weighed about 5000 lbs and google says taco weighs 4480. Just google curb weight.

 

This thread has nothing to do with F250s, it's a light truck with a heavy tire. Towing capacities dictate tire specs.

I work on tons of these and Tundras and all that run above 40psi on LT tires burn the center section of tread.

Tire squat is part of the design and intention of the tire, if you have none then you have a very limited patch of traction. You bump it up for load. Tire manufacturers only set maximums.

 

9 out of 10 people with stock unloaded tacos will NOT run manufacture's recommended specs at 50+ psi.

You have a fully armored truck. I would probably run that too, with that weight. Did you have those tires before you fully armored up and had a stock truck? If so, did you run at 50 too?

 

Yes

I also didn't notice a huge difference running high PSI on the Ford as far as ride comfort.

 

@smitty99 what do you have to say about all of this?

 

I bet it was a harsher ride but you (subjectively) didnt mind it. Or dont take into consideration any subjective feelings/opinions and just run whatever the manufacturer said. Which is ok, but you're not the majority.

 

True I probably just don't pay as much attention to it. My concern is load rating and tire wear.

 

Tire wear