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I was wondering if anyone knows what the door panel shows for tire pressure if you have the 265/70/R17 from the factory. TIA!
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Mine is 30 psiI was wondering if anyone knows what the door panel shows for tire pressure if you have the 265/70/R17 from the factory. TIA!
My stock tires are 255/65/17. Why would a bigger tire take less air pressure? My door panel says 35 psi all the way around which also bothers me because on my past F 150's, the door panel always said 35 front and 32 or 33 rear. (I can't remember whether it was 32 or 33) I know that's because the the rear is lighter without a load in the bed. I've been putting 33 psi on my rear tires even though the door says 35 unless someone can tell me why I should go by the door panel. I don't understand why they would have the same psi on the rear as on the front when the rear is so much lighter. I know we have some Ford engineers on this site so I'm looking forward to their responses. By the way, I had to put on the 265/ 65/17 because the Continental Terrain Contact H/T's in my original size are impossible to come by right now until they pick up production, supposedly later this month. So, I'm curious as what that air pressure should be. I'm sticking with my door panels for them since they're so close in size. For anybody considering tires, this is my third set of Continentals and they make have best traction of any tires I've ever had, especially in the rain. Hey I've been through bridge stones, Firestones, Goodyear, in a couple of others but I can't remember her name brands of, with the exception of those hankook's call my wife's CRV's. I hate those BridgeStones with a passion that I had. They spun so bad on right hand turns and on wet roads. If I kicked the turbo in at any speed on a wet road, the back tires would just spin but that doesn't happen with these continentals. And Continental has a 60 day moneyback guarantee.Mine is 30 psi
Larger tires usually have a higher load capacity so they need less air to carry the same amount of weight. I have the same tires as you and as best I can tell from here and other boards, the door sticker says 30f/30r for Supercabs (me) and 35f/35r for Super Crews. I run 35f/30r to sharpen up the handling and lessen wear on the outside edges. Also there is a difference between P-rated tires and LT-rated tires. LT’s like more air, I saw a tire pressure conversion site that told me if I switch to LT265/70-17 C load range I should run 35 psi.My stock tires are 255/65/17. Why would a bigger tire take less air pressure?
i don’t think anyone has 265/70 from the factory, except maybe on the tremor?I was wondering if anyone knows what the door panel shows for tire pressure if you have the 265/70/R17 from the factory. TIA!
Thanks for the heads up. Very interesting. I'll have to look more into this now.Larger tires usually have a higher load capacity so they need less air to carry the same amount of weight. I have the same tires as you and as best I can tell from here and other boards, the door sticker says 30f/30r for Supercabs (me) and 35f/35r for Super Crews. I run 35f/30r to sharpen up the handling and lessen wear on the outside edges. Also there is a difference between P-rated tires and LT-rated tires. LT’s like more air, I saw a tire pressure conversion site that told me if I switch to LT265/70-17 C load range I should run 35 psi.
You could well be living my life....very nearly exactly the same thing/mileage with me.I’m running the stock Bridgestone H/T’s in 18”. Door sticker says run 35psi and I’ve done so, I’ve also rotated them every 5k and had them re-balance 3 times.
All four are worn thinner in the center and are now right at the wear bar. I have one tire that is past the wear bar in the center. Coming up on 27K miles.
At 25K I rotated and dropped the psi to 32, rides much better. Two tires have plugs in them too.
I will be getting new tires before winter but probably should replace them now. I would if I were traveling but it’s mostly city driving. I’ll most likely replace them with Michelin’s or similar. I’m 95% on road use.