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what air pressure should i run in a 285/70/17 load range E tire

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Old 09-21-2011, 07:31 PM
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You must enjoy having your fillings knocked loose when driving with a light/no load in the bed!
I pull a horse trailer on a regular basis.
 
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I pull a horse trailer on a regular basis.
Then that makes perfect sense.
 
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Old 09-22-2011, 07:05 AM
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This isn't a simple question to answer. It's going to make a big difference is your tire is P-metric or LT-light truck rated tires. This might help you decide what you need. Running 35-40 psi in an LT rated tire is asking for disaster.
 
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Originally Posted by foose07
Just bought 4 cooper discoverer st maxx tires in size 285/70/17 tires with a load range E. What air pressure should i run to get the best wear. I dont haul or tow anything. All city and highway driving is all i do. No off road driving either. Just snow in winter.
I have the same tires... and run them at 50PSI.... seems like a smooth enough ride, but I only have 1500 miles on them, so I have no clue about wear.
 
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Old 09-22-2011, 10:37 AM
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I will say, that I ran mine @ 50psi for the first 10-15K miles or so, and I started hearing the "wah-wah" sound that aggressive tread makes, but only when I was cornering. I then decided to reduce mine to 40psi for a while to see if the sides of the tread would wear down back even and stop the noise. So far it's worked, but I think running @ 50 psi unloaded all of the time might have caused the tires to wear unevenly, making the centers wear down quicker. Nothing scientific here, I didn't even attempt to measure tread depth, but I am happy the noise has stopped for the most part.
 
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Old 09-22-2011, 12:42 PM
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Originally Posted by Windsor
This isn't a simple question to answer. It's going to make a big difference is your tire is P-metric or LT-light truck rated tires. This might help you decide what you need. Running 35-40 psi in an LT rated tire is asking for disaster.
You aren't going to find a P-metric in load range E.
 
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Old 09-22-2011, 01:02 PM
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Anybody out there with Toyo M/T? I have mine at 50-60 depending on if I'm towing or not. Wouldn't mind running them lower for ride but don't want to have issues.
 
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Old 09-22-2011, 08:41 PM
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You aren't going to find a P-metric in load range E.
Exactly, I was hoping to steer the OP into researching why the door placard on psi recommendations, intended for his OEM p-metrics, no longer applies.
 



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