guys,, my crew was delivered with 42 lbs of air in all tires (stock 17 goodyears) when i checked my drivers door plate for reccommended pressure it indicated i should have 30 in the front and 35 lbs in the rear. it just seems that 42 is high and the reccommended 30/35 may be to low any ideas, i posted a question similar to this on the "tire" portion of the f150online to try to spare our s crew site the pain, but there is very little activity on that area of our site... any ideas or lessons learned ???

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Likely the air pressure was high to help seal tires during install. The dealer "Make Ready" (oxymoron?) should have adjusted them to correct pressure.

 

Nick G;
I've been doing the same drill today ... after reading Brock Yates' article in the Wall Street Journal on the Firestone tire/ Ford Explorer debacle. I have OEM Goodyear Wrangler RT/S P265/70R17's. Dealer had them inflated to 41psi front and 45 psi rear. That's in the driveway, "cold" on a 100 degree (God bless Memphis!!!)day. Assuming a "normal" day is 70 degrees and that inflation pressures rise at approx 2 psi for every 10 degrees above the 70 degree norm then they would have been set at approx 35psi front (41 minus 6) and 39 psi rear (45 minus 6) in a 70 degree garage. The sticker on the driver's side door well sez inflate to 30 psi front and 35 psi rear. What's really interesting is that the side of the tire shows a 35psi max pressure (for max load). That really seemed low to me. I checked the Goodyear home page, but it was useless... no recommended tire pressures. Then checked BF Goodrich's home page -- it's much better -- lot's of detail. Their equivalent tire is also listed as a max (cold) pressure of 35 psi. Sooooo ... after all this rambling, I've reset my pressures to 32psi front and 35 psi rear (compensating for the Memphis heat. Given my previous experience that seems low. Anyone have any suggestions....wonder what Elvis would have done ?
BTW, I did check the wheel/tire forum. Not much there concerning the 17 in Goodyears. Thanks in advance

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San Diego Dealership: 41 psi on all four tires. But boy did it look high (till i reduced it!!!) Maybe that is why i bought it so quick:-)
I run @ 37 psi, just b/c 35 looks lik eit is rolling over onto the asphalt.

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thanks guys, this site has made my brief ownership of my super crew even more enjoyable. i appreaciate the quick response and the instant help we provide each other. this site is "BUILT FORD TOUGH" keep the info flowing.. really,, thanks! i think i will go to the garage now and adjust my tire pressure ,,oh,, and also just look at the Super Crew....

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