What about turning fast corners and on and off ramps? Do the tires flex too much?
What do you run in the front tires? What kind of tires do you have? I'm just curious
because I switched from 235-75 General Grabber AP to 235-70 Firestone Firehawk SS20.
Thanks
Doug
mschwall@flash.net wrote:
> On Fri May 19 14:13:03 2000, dakota-truck@buffnet.net wrote:
>
> > mschwall@flash.net wrote:
> > > Truck is too light, and tires are too hard. Reduce the air in the rear
> tires.
> > > I have mine down to around 20. Lower the pressure till the rear tread
> contact
> > > with the ground is the same as the front.
> > >
> > > Mike Schwall
> >
> > And how much did your gas mileage drop with this? Tire wear?
> >
> > --
> > -andy
>
> None. I get from 19.5 to 20.5 with the V6. Tire wear? Actually better wear.
> The tires are wearing even across the tread, not just in the center. Even
> though the tire says to inflate to 35 or whatever psi, the rear of the truck is
> just too light to get proper loading on the tire to flatten out the tread on the
> road. reducing air pressure gets the proper tread contact patch on the ground,
> promoting proper tire wear and increasing traction. The fronts ride fine with
> the specified pressure because you have he weight of the engine over it.
>
> Mike Schwall
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