What did you do with your truck/shop today

[kstruckcountry]

I ordered a bunch of LED 194 bulbs for tag and marker lights. The only bulbs on this pickup I've had to replace are 194s, with the exception of a rear running light. The headlight bulbs are the ones it came with in 2011. Needless to say, I'll be getting more of whatever those are.

 

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[Coby7]

I just finished repairing a 2005 Top Kick cluster with 389178 Kms. Hadn't done one of those in a while. The layout is similar to the pickups.

Tired now, it's nap time.

Repaired 2 FOBs for a 2008 Outlander

Then a FOB for a 2008 Montana.

Edited December 7, 2016 by Coby7

[LongrangeLauber]

Rotated tires, put running boards back on, and learned that I've been severely under inflating my tires since they are an LT so aired them up to 50psi

 

 

[Coby7]

Tire pressure is dependant on the type of tire not if it's a W/T LS, LT, LTZ or other.

 

Working on a 2005 TrailBlazer cluster now, waiting for the GM server so I can get the pin-out. Haven't done a TrailBlazer in a while.

 

It took me longer to find the pin-out than to actually repair the cluster.

 

 

 

All done and back in the TrailBlazer.

Edited December 7, 2016 by Coby7

[LongrangeLauber]

Tire pressure is dependant on the type of tire not if it's a W/T LS, LT, LTZ or other.

 

Working on a 2005 TrailBlazer cluster now, waiting for the GM server so I can get the pin-out. Haven't done a TrailBlazer in a while.

It's an LT tire, not a P rated tire like stock

[kstruckcountry]

It's an LT tire, not a P rated tire like stock

It really depends on the specific tire too. I have a chalky driveway so after a very short drive it's obvious if I'm overinflated.

 

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[LongrangeLauber]

It really depends on the specific tire too. I have a chalky driveway so after a very short drive it's obvious if I'm overinflated.

 

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I figured out the percentage of my old tire from max psi (32 on the door, 44 max) which came to about 73% load/ inflation. Figured out 73% of the new max psi of 65psi and it came to about 48psi, so I rounded to 50psi. Realistically I could run a lower pressure considering the rating is higher.

 

I actually just redid some math and forgot something but I can run 40psi for the same load rating as my P rated tire, instead of percentage I went with actual weight. Only need 60% of max pressure to get the same weight rating as my P rated tires, which cprrelates to around 39psi, whoops. Someone isn't thinking correctly today

[kstruckcountry]

If I do that calculation, I'd need to run 44 psi. You can also go off of payload on the tires.

 

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[LongrangeLauber]

If I do that calculation, I'd need to run 44 psi. You can also go off of payload on the tires.

 

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That's how I was doing it. To get it to the equivalent payload as P rated tires by the weight, I would have to run 39 psi, which I'd run 40 psi

[kstruckcountry]

Gotcha. What was the rating for the factory tire?

 

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[Daryl LBZ]

I have 6ply LT, and I run 38psi in them. Seems to be a decent compromise.

[Jsdirt]

I always run the tires according to the door sticker, which varies by the weight of the vehicle.

 

My ol' man always ran 80 psi in his load range E tires in the 2500 HD - that's MAX. pressure for MAX load! Rode like crap, and wore the center strip of the tires off before the edges of the tread. Been telling him to run what the door sticker says for years. He never listens ...

 

The proper way to do it is to paint something like prussian blue (or chalk, but you have to drive a bit on perfectly level pavement - impossible in this state) across the tread, and see if the tread pattern is even across the pavement (somewhere nice and level). Dark in the center, and light on the sides means your over-inflated. Light in the center, dark on the sides, under-inflated. Prussian blue mark the pavement, so you can easily read it there.

Edited December 7, 2016 by Jsdirt

[Coby7]

It's an LT tire, not a P rated tire like stock

I feel stupid now, you meant a Light Truck tire. They are inflated at 45 psi from factory, P at 35 and TPMS is set for such. I do a lot of TPMS changes for people that move from LT to P tires with my TechII just to clear the alarm.

[RyanbabZ71]

I run 48 in my bfgs never had a Tpms issue

 

 

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[Colossus]

How shameful, using a Toyota to lift up a Chevy

Rotated tires, put running boards back on, and learned that I've been severely under inflating my tires since they are an LT so aired them up to 50psi

Edited December 8, 2016 by Colossus