Re: Bouncing back end?

From: Andy Levy (andylevy@bigfoot.com)
Date: Sun Jun 04 2000 - 00:42:11 EDT

Definitely, you will have to put in more air. The reason why we're
dropping the air pressure is that when the truck is unloaded, there
isn't enough weight over the rear end to properly load/compress the
tires and suspension. With that equipment back there, you'll have that
needed weight. Even with only 150 pounds in the bed I noticed a
difference over no weight.

I think Mike said his mileage didn't change at all. As I noted before,
my mileage last weekend was BETTER on a hillier drive than it was with
35 pounds all the way around. As for tire wear, I think Mike said that
tire wear is better with the lower pressure because the tire is being
properly compressed so that the tread is evenly contacting the road all
the way across, instead of riding the center harder. If I wear the
tires out quicker, no big loss, at least this time around. I'm running
the Wrangler RT/S 31x10.5 tires and will be happy to see them go to the
trash heap. I just can't afford to replace them right now without
SERIOUS justification (like them being worn out).

Korey Atterberry wrote:
>
> To all you guys who are recommending dropping the rear tire pressure to
> 20 or 25, I have a few questions. Is this recommended when hauling
> stuff? A lot of times I put 500 - 800 pounds of amps, subwoofers, etc.
> back there when heading out to a gig. Peoria is notorius for tight
> short merge lanes with bumps at the end. The first time I felt my back
> end do that (unloaded) I about wet myself!
>
> Does anybody have any good long-term figures on how the gas mileage
> suffers? Also, is this going to wear the tires out any faster? I've
> got the front and rear sway bars and the 15x8" rims.
>
> Korey
>
> 2000 Sport+ CC V6 QuickD intake, Linex, Sportmasters Hinged Soft Tonneau
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-andy

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