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Originally Posted by slowmover
Dodge Ram in sig
(How High?): According to the scaled load.
Each tire is at 1,985-lbs.
(7,940-lbs)
Tire maximum load is 3,000-lbs
The Load & Pressure Table (Michelin)
shows 45-psi meets equalization
Dodge wants not less than
50-psi
Maximum is 80-psi. That’s only seen when I hitch my 35’ travel trailer and am at that limit on the Drive Axle. The front moves to 55-psi.
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From seeing lots of medium duty trucks at my past tire shop jobs, I would say 50 PSI is perfectly reasonable in the rear. Many trucks wore out the center of the rear tires first, as i'm assuming they ran 80 PSI or close to it. Plus this is Georgia, where pickup trucks are used as fashion accessories more often than actual tools. Very little load most of the time.
The front tires on the other hand tended to wear the edges with 55 PSI specified, maybe 60 would be a more reasonable pressure? Of course, your truck, your experience. If you are getting even wear and 100K+ miles from each set of tires, I think whatever you are doing is working, and you should keep doing it!
