agesilaus
North Florida
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We have a 2008 F150 and the tire pressure is specified as 35 psi even tho these are 4 ply tread with 3 ply walls Goodrich Long Trail t/a. Seems low to me but both the sticker in the truck and the tires specify that 35 psi. Any ideas why this is so low? Not a real problem with our Trailmanor only weighing 4000 pounds or so. And since we have the extended tire plan we are stuck with these tires for 60,000 miles.
I recall that Ford specified low tire pressure on their SUVs during the blown tire fiasco and that was supposed to be part of the problem and was wondering if they are still doing it. They were more worried about roll over stability that tire problems
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b_salgado
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They are only glorified passenger car tires. And FYI....You won't see anywhere near 60,000 out of the OEM BFG. You might get lucky and get 35,000-38,000 out of them, but thats it. I got 37,000 out of mine and I was afraid to drive in the rain when I changed them to load E Coopers.
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agesilaus
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No I have some replacement agreement with Ford where they'll service and replace the tires up to 60,000 miles. Sorry I paid for that now.
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8.1 Van
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The OEM BFG 275/65TR18 tires have a 2,601 lb capacity @35psi each and that is normal for 1/2 ton pickups and SUV's.
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smkettner
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My F150 came with LT265/70-17C Goodyear AT/S and the door sticker says 36 and the tire max is 50 just for comparison. The 35 psi on your door sticker is good up to the GAWR. My OEM tires went 88,000 miles BTW.
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