sevarg
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- Feb 26, 2017
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- fort pierce, florida, usa
- Ram Year
- 2016
- Engine
- 5.7
I've towed a 7,000 travel trailer over 45,000 miles with the original Goodyear 265/70R17 load 113 (2nd set), Florida to Oregon, all over USA. I use the Equalizer hitch setup, which apparently NOBODY (!!) knows how to properly adjust, and adjusted it myself such that both the truck and the trailer are perfectly level going down the road. No airbags, no sway, almost forget the trailer is back there.
So .... I am thinking of replacing the fast-wearing Goodyear Wranglers with 51 psi max, load 115, insofar as when not towing run them at the placard recommended 40 psi, and still get good gas mileage; but when towing, I could jack the rear tires up to 48 psi. Is that a good plan? Safe? Or should I stick with 44 psi tires? {I am not considering going to E rated 80 psi tires: more $$, less mpg, exceed axle weight rating}
These are what I am looking at, all are 51 psi 115:
Nokian one ht
Falken Wildpeak H/T HT02
Goodyear Wrangler Fortitude HT
So .... I am thinking of replacing the fast-wearing Goodyear Wranglers with 51 psi max, load 115, insofar as when not towing run them at the placard recommended 40 psi, and still get good gas mileage; but when towing, I could jack the rear tires up to 48 psi. Is that a good plan? Safe? Or should I stick with 44 psi tires? {I am not considering going to E rated 80 psi tires: more $$, less mpg, exceed axle weight rating}
These are what I am looking at, all are 51 psi 115:
Nokian one ht
Falken Wildpeak H/T HT02
Goodyear Wrangler Fortitude HT