Whyohunter - Air that sucker down right now!
If you are like me and enjoy a nice, soft ride, while still having the spring resistance to bottoming out, and the ability to float over the soft stuff, start with the "Low Pressure" settings, and go down from there until you find your own "sweet spot".
I imagine with the packed trails and long pavement distances between locations you will likely not want to drop as low as I run, but it is a true transformation.
Check my other Threads for pics, etc of the terrain and how I use my truck and what it is capable of.
Granted, I am in a unique environment (soft sand, slick rock, straight roads, little to light towing of the boat over to the shore launch) but this is the second year in a row that I set my pressures at 25 fr / 20 rear and left them there for the entire summer season. Sure, it will wallow a bit and should not be forced to corner hard, but I have run long distances at high speeds in very high temps in the this configuration. If I go 70 miles or more one way on the pavement, or load or tow a real heavy load in it, I do air up for safety and to give the tires break. But, I have seen no odd temp spikes or unusual wear patterns from running like this. It literally gains another 3" of virtual suspension travel, gained in sidewall squish.
Granted, mine is a '13 and runs the BFG A/T tires. Not sure how the Goodyears and new suspension on the latest models will respond to such antics. But, it sure saves my already aching back when crawling rocks, hitting frost heaves, bridge ripples and obviously has allowed me to roll at a walking pace through deep sandy pits that have "aired up" trucks spinning, hopping and getting stuck.
The only down side to the BFG A/T's s that the tread blocks do "chunk" a bit when clawing and spinning over sharp rocks, or if you have a stupid heavy throttle foot and are smoking the tires up a hill climb when you have already lost forward momentum. But, in regards to pavement running and puncture resistance, they are incredible.
Great to see all these new Power Wagons popping up. Undecided if I like the early model "classic" raised chrome Power Wagon badging on the tail gate, etc or if I prefer my more flashy and cartoonish Power Wagon stickers all over the tail gate, hood and all of that. I guess the chrome makes it look a bit more classy and conservative (which is usually the way I would go) but I do like the fresh, more sporty (Ford Raptor-ish) stick on graphics better, as long as they don't go crazy and start adding all the fake mud splash garbage on the sides of the rear quarter panels.
But, to each his own.
Hope that helps.
