Recommendation - Roadtrippin' Tire Pressure 35"

[CTK59]

Read many thoughts here about tire pressure for highway driving. Heading out for 12-hour road trip and curious if there's best handling/ride/comfort tire psi recommendation to try.

 

[tm965]

Read many thoughts here about tire pressure for highway driving. Heading out for 12-hour road trip and curious if there's best handling/ride/comfort tire psi recommendation to try.

33.5 in the front, 32 in the rear cold is what i use. As the tires warm up you'll see ~36 in the front and ~34 in the rear depending on ambient temperature

 

[GordoJay]

The right pressure depends on load. If you're running at GVWR, go with the 38psi. If it's less, lower the pressure so that the tire tread sits flat on the ground. Empty, that means more pressure in front.

 

[engineer]

My tire pressures have been at 40-42psi (depending on temperature) since I picked it up from the dealer. Guess I should decrease that.

I left it as-is because I ran 40-41 with KO2s on my previous Range Rover Sport and several chalk tests showed that was a good pressure. Will have to redo the chalk tests on the Raptor.

 

[SurfRaptor]

33.5 in the front, 32 in the rear cold is what i use. As the tires warm up you'll see ~36 in the front and ~34 in the rear depending on ambient temperature

Bingo

 

[sfreedom97]

So I’ve got a 35… normal daily driving around town with an empty bed - 36/34 ok?

 

[smurfslayer]

Interstate mileage disposal is a bit different from around town which is different from various off roading.

If you’re just road tripping with a significant load, then up the pressure in those KO2’s. Especially if you’re going to be all ahead 3/4ths or more.

When I moved to TX I loaded up 700+ pounds of ammo in the truck, plus another 200 pounds of title 2 stuff, Henry Tudor’s furry be-hind and we hit the road at 37F / 36R

Scored a mathematically confirmed 17.1 mpg even including the section of I10 from Louisiana to Houston where speeds were 90+ and past Houston for about 2 hours where it was 80-85+.

handling, comfort, compliance, road manners were all as expected.

Now, with no cargo and only a short few bursts of high speed I’d have dropped to about 35/33 cold.

YMMV

 

[John M BUNMAN]

Interstate mileage disposal is a bit different from around town which is different from various off roading.

If you’re just road tripping with a significant load, then up the pressure in those KO2’s. Especially if you’re going to be all ahead 3/4ths or more.

When I moved to TX I loaded up 700+ pounds of ammo in the truck, plus another 200 pounds of title 2 stuff, Henry Tudor’s furry be-hind and we hit the road at 37F / 36R

Scored a mathematically confirmed 17.1 mpg even including the section of I10 from Louisiana to Houston where speeds were 90+ and past Houston for about 2 hours where it was 80-85+.

handling, comfort, compliance, road manners were all as expected.

Now, with no cargo and only a short few bursts of high speed I’d have dropped to about 35/33 cold.

YMMV

What the FuxkEVER Mr Braaaaagggeeerrrrrrr!!
OHHHH I HAVE 700 pounds of Ammo!?!?
Meanwhile….Back at the Ranch, I had to Max out BUNMAN Adventures Bank account to get some gas and a 50 round box of 125gr, JHP Gold Dot (LVMPD SPECS) …
Can you help a brother out with a few hundred rounds of 9-practice Ammo?

 

[aandrews109]

My ‘19 has 55,000 miles and I do a lot of highway driving. Running stock KO2’s at 36 front and 32 rear cold. Rotate at about 8,000 and they were really well. First set had 9/32 when changed out at 42,000. Got new wheels and went ahead and got new tires also. Live in Florida Panhandle for reference on temperatures. Just my experience.

 

[smurfslayer]

What the FuxkEVER Mr Braaaaagggeeerrrrrrr!!
OHHHH I HAVE 700 pounds of Ammo!?!?
Meanwhile….Back at the Ranch, I had to Max out BUNMAN Adventures Bank account to get some gas and a 50 round box of 125gr, JHP Gold Dot (LVMPD SPECS) …
Can you help a brother out with a few hundred rounds of 9-practice Ammo

LOL. That was what I transported in the Rap. The rest was split between a car, SUV, and a massive truck shipment. The movers took my components minus the HAZMAT.