Maninthesea

I had not considered objective measuring of bump stop……. yes TPMs would not be linier due to footprint and defiantly would have to be on hard surface vs dirt or gravel I will play around with it for entertainment. I figure to add all four tires for a total even though most change will be in the rear. I think ford has a system measuring suspension and indicating in the taillights. But is more of % of capacity vs #. on my 2001 f250 I had a good idea by how she rode but it was mostly guessing.

Might be better for some but is a more subjective method. I am thinking numbers while more work might be more objective.

Might be better for some but is a more subjective method. I am thinking numbers while more work might be more objective.

I happened to notice my tire pressure was up after dropping a 1,882# pallet in the back. I was not sure how much it rose but it got me wondering, would we be able to get a rough estimate of how much load is put in the bed by checking tire pressures before and after on some known weights then in the future using pressure rise to work backwards to estimate load weight? Would have to work the data up on your own truck since tire footprint and I m guessing volume and stretchability would be pretty tire specific and may drift a little as tires are worn down. I am thinking about puttin a notepad in the truck to start recording data points. jim

I have been running Goodyear MTR load range E tires exclusively since I read about their introduction in popular mechanics twenty something years ago. This is the fifth truck. Three half ton and two 3/4 ton. The tires I run have always been 80psi tires and after trying them at 80 for a short time I dropped to 40 sometimes 35 unless loaded quite a bit. I have Never had a blowout. In fact I have only had one flat which is one reason I am so loyal to them. Not saying no leaks but they will carry a nail or screw till the heads worn off and only leak a little. As far as safety lower pressure gives bigger footprint so better traction so in that way they are safer. I’ll take that and not stress over the less safe of sideflex in a high speed turn or tire blowout due to lower pressure. I’ve made my choices and I’ll stick to the road with them. I do not worry so much about mileage. I pay for whatever goes in the tank and don’t sweat MPG it’s not why I have trucks. Extending tire life would be great as they are not cheep but I will run at the psi I like and not sweat buying a little sooner. you do what makes you feel good and we can both be happy.

Wait. There is a 17” option? I thought 18’s were min. To fit over brakes.

Everyone has their opinions I ran 35-40psi when empty for about 10 years in the f250, must have been unsafe. But I’m running 10ply load range E tires with plenty of side height. I like my rims smaller and tires thicker. You do you and keep on judging the rest of us.

That makes sense. They used to fluxuate around 54-55. I’d like the low to be around 35psi. I pump them up to around 70 when I have heavy load. Most often I am below 1000#. In my old f250 I ran around 40 most of the time. Always run Goodyear MTR load range E. Which are 80psi for max load.

2020 2500 HD, Been running my tires in the 50s since I got it with 7000 miles on it. A week ago I started getting low pressure alerts on the back two tires, still in the 50s but low 50s. No I’m getting it just on the rear passenger tire at 53 psi. what really perplexes me is that tire is one psi higher than two other tires or sometimes the same pressure as one of the tires, and my front driver is always at least one psi lower. So essentially I’m getting a low pressure alert on my highest pressure tire. I did not see anything when I search the forum about this and also I’m wondering can I reset the low level alerts?

Do you only have the problem when towing? If so maybe check your trailer weight distribution. Tail heavy can cause sway. Jim

I always hear the actuation but do not always get the tailgate to drop. Eventually it does but I am wondering is there a manual tailgat latch override built in or possible mod. When this truck has seen better days I want to still be opening the tailgate. Also can the tailgate be opened with a dead battery? jim

Thanks, Did the headlights work as is or did you need additional canbus decoder?

Wanted to chime in that the idle shutoff saved me a lot of grief a few weeks ago. I stuffed in the key fob programming procedure and remote started the truck because I misunderstood what it was asking me to do. Then the I could not shut the truck off with the start button or remote. It was like the truck was turned off and running at the same time. No buttons in the truck or on the key fob did anything other than control the door locks. I could not even open the hood and try to shut it down. I thought it mar idle thru half a tank! Then it just shut off. Now I know why. So I may be the only one glad for this feature. j

Update, the OL lost the extra so I ordered 3 more. This time things did not go so well. Was tired From 14 hours of physical labor so my brain was probably a little bit mushy. During the first part of the procedure when It told me to start vehicle, I hit the start button and it didn’t start so I thought I’ll just use the remote start feature. Vehicle started and then the re-learn program for sensor wasn’t working and the remote would not shut off the vehicle. Also the start button on the dash would not shut off the vehicle and taking the Remotes 60 feet away behind the house would not shut off the vehicle, And nothing in the vehicle responded so I could not even open the hood. After about 10 or 15 minutes trying to figure out what the heck I was going to do the truck shut off. Tried to relearn procedure one more time. Then the Original remote would only lock and unlock the doors. I gave up and slept on it and I was using the other truck the next day anyway so that evening I started the whole procedure again. This time I was able to get through the whole procedure and the remotes did allow me to lock and unlock the doors and start the truck using the start button on the dash. However the remote start did not work on any of the remotes. I Called It a day and semi success. then the next morning all the remotes worked including remote start. I cannot explain what happened but I will say DO NOT Remote start the truck during the learning procedure. So it’s on my conclusion letting it sit overnight seems to help things out as evidenced in the key fob problem after tinting the windows thread.

My two cents is $.01 As said above get running boards, they protect the edge of the seat as you don’t tend to slide out of the seat every time. $.02 As said above get seat covers. I like neoprene ones by wet okale out of Hawaii. If your a working guy they protect the seats from that screwdriver in your back pocket, as a dad they protect them from the kids. Other options could work for you also but I personally will never go without either of these again.