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Old 01-18-2007, 09:03 PM
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I run 80psi in the fronts, and 50psi in all of the rears. I run Rotella 15W-40, and a plain Purolator filter. My normal oil change interval is around 12-14k miles. Done this since new, and now has 188k miles with no smoke, and minimal oil consumption.
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Old 01-18-2007, 09:37 PM
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55 all the way around
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Old 01-19-2007, 12:43 AM
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95 in all six... Why are some running a considerably higher # in the fronts compared to the rear?? I know there is more weight on the fronts all the time, but what gives??

Russell
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Old 01-19-2007, 02:19 AM
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Im running about 25 in the front and and around 14 in the rear.
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Old 01-19-2007, 05:20 AM
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95 in all six... Why are some running a considerably higher # in the fronts compared to the rear?? I know there is more weight on the fronts all the time, but what gives??

Russell
My truck drives better with 80psi in the fronts, and with 50psi in the rears, it doesn't ride nearly as harsh. With 80 in the rears, it rides like a wagon. With 50 in the fronts, it drives like a wagon. That's mainly why I run different pressures.
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Old 01-19-2007, 06:03 AM
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In my dually, i run 80 in the front and 50 in the rear untill i get ready to put a load on it, then i pump the rears up according to how much load i am putting on the rear axle. If i am hauling 4k lbs in the bed, i'll pump em up to 80 but if i only have 2k lbs in the bed, i'll run 65 in them.
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Old 01-19-2007, 04:27 PM
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My truck drives better with 80psi in the fronts, and with 50psi in the rears, it doesn't ride nearly as harsh. With 80 in the rears, it rides like a wagon. With 50 in the fronts, it drives like a wagon. That's mainly why I run different pressures.
That's a good idea. I bet it does steer better. How do your tires wear with those pressures?
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Old 01-19-2007, 05:38 PM
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The tires actually wear really nice on the truck with these pressures. The fronts wear about as even as you can get, and surprisingly the centers of the rears wear a little faster, but nothing to be concerned about. I run Michelin LTX M/S's, and got about 80k miles out of the last set. I don't tow a lot, so it is pretty easy on the tires.
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Old 01-19-2007, 05:56 PM
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Man! Thats beepbeepbeepbeep good mileage I've never owned a dually (yet) but I have always heard that they wear a set of tires out pretty quickly. But that may be with a lot of tow miles on them too.
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Old 01-19-2007, 08:14 PM
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The fronts wear about as even as you can get, and surprisingly the centers of the rears wear a little faster, but nothing to be concerned about. I
If you let a little more air outta the rears they wont wear like that in the middle.
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