New wheels/tires...using old TPMS

I've been looking at TPMS threads for days....going nuts. I agree with others, I'd rather not have the system. I'm old school. We have to assume some of our own responsibility for our safety..BUT since I have a new truck (2014 Sport) AND it has the system, I'm gonna try to work with it. I want to change the stock 17" set-up with the 16" TRD beadlocks and most likely a 265/70/16 (I'm stock height and don't want any rubbing issues) I know my TPMS will be transferable (fit wise). Will I just have to get the tire shop/installer to do to a reset/resync, etc of the TPMS to the new setup? (the new operating pressure I guess?) On my stock set up, the max cold PSI is 44. On the door jamb, the recommended PSI is 29! What PSI should I consider for a new set up with a 265/70/16? I guess the TPMS gives you a little lead way +/- psi? I plan to leave these tires on year round so NO messing around with summer/winter changes, etc. Thanks.

 

The TPMS sensors will be transferrable most of the time. Sometimes they leak or get damaged during the transfer. Your odds of success will be improved if the shop uses a new fit kit (new O-rings, stems, etc.) and uses a in-lb scale torque wrench to avoid overtightening.

The shop doesn't have to reset anything. Pump the tires to the pressure you want, then hold the button under the dash for 5 sec to calibrate the system to recognize the new pressure as normal.

 

No worries. Just transfer them to the new wheels and you're done. Yea and the button.

 

Thanks for the responses. I really wasn't sure if the sensors had to be reset with a "TPMS reset tool" and if the dealership or installer had to do it. I suppose that's the case if you're switching to a whole new set of sensors. Thanks again.

 

For fancier systems that show each sensor's pressure numerically and identified by wheel location (front left, rear right, etc.) on a screen, the dealer has to reprogram the system for actions as trivial as rotating tires. In the Tacoma, you just have an idiot light (minimum required per federal regulation), so a system recalibration by the pushbutton is enough.