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What tire pressure to run?

Discussion in 'Wheels & Tires' started by Tacotaco2018, Jun 22, 2018.

  1. Jun 22, 2018 at 2:54 PM
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    Tacotaco2018

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    2016 Toyota Tacoma TRD 4x4 - BfG’s 265 70 16

    How much tire pressure should I run ?
    Summer ?
    Winter ?
     
  2. Jun 22, 2018 at 2:56 PM
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    30-36 cold. Your door probably says 30-32.
     
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    LT tire?
    39 psi cold
     
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    What ever tire says on it.
     
  6. Jun 22, 2018 at 3:23 PM
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    Several rules of thought here.

    the idea behind PSI is for load ratings of the tires. Your tires must be inflated to meet those load requirements. The truck really only needs P tires so likely around 29 PSI. However if they are LT, they will likely be 50PSI. People dont like running 50 PSI in their tires because the ride is harsher but at the same time LT tires are overkill for our Tacomas.

    Thats said, I recommend calling the tire manufacturer and asking what they recommend for your specific tire and vehicle application.
     
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  7. Jun 22, 2018 at 3:38 PM
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    my door says 29psi....2016 TRD Sport OEM Firestone Destination Te2 tires...what should i be running.....dealer keeps putting 35psi.....I asked why they dont put what is recommended.....was told the tech is “old school”....ummm

    also when they said they rotated my tires at 25k inspection and they admitted that but then today they said they were in fact rotated, I asked to see the video of that being done.......went in and guess what.......you see them taking off the L front, but nothing else.....then the service advice showed me a video clip.....it 48 48 seconds, and showed taking off the tire and putting it back on......but there was no time hack on the clip......when we watched the original vides it showed at 11:42 the tire being taken of.....and at 11:59 the tire being pt back on....but in no video with a time stamp does it show any of the other 3 tires being rotated.....

    then they tried to get me to believe that there was a minute or two missing from the video and that is where he could have rotated the tires.....LMFAO......i said, tell that to my lawyer and the judge.... you lost a middle section of video...yea right......the customer service manager and the service manager turned white.....
     
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    I have 275/70/17 KO2’s - E rated as well. I run 40 psi throughout the whole year.
     
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    That's funny. I thought the sports had Toyos? My door for the destination LE says 32 but i kept them at 35 which is what the dealer delivered them at. They seem to be wearing evenly over 6500 miles. I have a discoloration on one of my tires due to a gas spill so i know at least that they rotated that one to the front
     
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    Not funny.....Here is what I have on the truck and what the panel shows...........mine was from Baha

    UNADJUSTEDNONRAW_thumb_cda5.jpg UNADJUSTEDNONRAW_thumb_cda6.jpg
     
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    Yours being 17 inch and mine being 16 inch may alter what PSI they should be. I’d just stock with the OEM recommendation. And try to find a different dealer. They should work for you. Some seem to think its the other way around.
     
  12. Jun 22, 2018 at 5:40 PM
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    Follow what the sticker in the door says. My dealer always over
    inflates so I adjust before driving off to avoid a rock hard ride.
    Dealers want to sell tires so don't trust them.
    I've followed the door sticker on my 2015 and have 50K and still have even tread wear with another 10K probably left.
     
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    I just bought some defenders. My stock were 245/75/16. I upsized to 265/70/16. My door jam sticker says 30 psi. For the 245’s stock.

    Installer set psi at 34.

    I contacted Tire rack and they said 29 front and 32 rear.

    I contacted Michelin and they said 32 front and rear. They said since I went up in size, the door sticker won’t work. They did a percent calculation with the vehicle weight and blah, blah and said the 32 is the correct tire psi. So I will go to 32psi and chalk that sucker.
     
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    When I ran 265/75/R16’s on my truck I put in 40 Psi they wore evenly plus I got good gas mileage off them. When the tires were say 35 Psi the gas mileage sucked.
     
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    Yea, I don’t think a few pounds one way or another is critical. I can see more psi, with in reason, giving you a little better mileage and a little rougher ride. Where a little lower would be the opposite.
     
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    As long as you're at or slightly above the recommended PSI, 'saul Goodman
    Start at the recommended cold psi on the door sticker, and move up from there if you like. My base '09 came with P tires, but someone put LT's on there. Does the truck need them, no, but in my experience, LT's don't seem to puncture on the tread as easily from rock shards found on new forest service roads.
    The tires I have (BFG KO's), say max pressure 50 psi I think, but I'll keep em at about 35. Door sticker says 32 IIRC.
    In regards to even wear, I just monitor my tread. If it's wearing in the center, then the psi is too high, and vise versa.
    Low pressure in snow and sand.
    Some offroading guys I trust say P tires have better sidewall deformity for serious offroading, which makes sense. I come from the mountain/dirt bike world where multi ply sidewalls really deaden the feel of the ride and are pretty harsh.
     
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    Seems like everybody's tire pressure gauge shows a different reading. My two pressure gauges read 40 pounds, my brother's two gauges read 45 pounds. The shop I bought the tires from had two gauges that both showed different results. If gasoline station's gas pumps varied by that much we'd all be getting screwed on gas even more than we already are. Should be a way to calibrate tire air pressure gauges so that we could have confidence that they are correct. Right now, it seems like it's just a wild ass guess as to which gauge you want to believe.
     
  18. Jun 26, 2018 at 9:41 AM
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    You can buy ANSI certified gauges. I have one from Accu-Gage. It crapped the bed once (I found a $3 gauge that I have from Princess auto was as accurate as the Accu gage was when new, but then the AccuGage started showing different readings).
    Anyway, AccuGage fixed the gauge, it's been fine since.
    As long as you are using the same gauge all the time, you're probably fine.
     
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    At 35 PSI my tires show wear in the center after 54000 miles. I would stay at 35 or below. With the heat in Florida they probably increase to 39 due to driving in the heat.
     
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