2nd Gen Non-Engine/Transmission BF Goodrich All-Terrain T/A KO LT295/75R16 Tire Pressures?

[Chief USA]

I just had a set of BF Goodrich All-Terrain T/A KO LT295/75R16's mounted on my truck recently and I am experimenting with various tire pressures to find a set of pressures for front and rear that will give me good even and consistent wear on an empty truck.



I realize the weight of our truck vary and thus the tire pressures will as well. I have nerf bars, a front brush guard, and about 300 lbs. of ballast weight in the rear of the truck bed up against the cab rear. Right now I am trying 58 psi in the front and 40 psi in the rear.



What tire pressures are you guys running who have this particular tire mounted on your trucks? Thanks.

 

[John - K5AWO]

There's a couple of ways to find out what is right for your truck.

1) Acquire an infrared heat gun. Run the tires on the pavement until they have stabilized and aren't "out of round" like they get when setting. In cold weather you will have to drive longer, etc... Stop the truck quickly and shoot the sidewalls, edge of tread, center of tread. Ideally, the center of tread should be the same temperature as the edge of tread. If the center is hotter, then the tire pressure is too low meaning the center of the tread is flexing too much. It won't take too many trials to get the feel for it.

2) Find a nice parking lot that is clean. Dump a few buckets of water on it and drive through the water. Inspect the tread patterns. If the edges are raised up off the pavement, the tire pressure is too high. Lower it down and drive through again. A few attempts at this will get you spot on and you will have a flat running tread that will give maximum tread life for your given load/tire combination. This trick works best when you intentionally over inflate them before starting the test.

No rocket science here and it is easy to do. If you can find a place where water/sand has run across the road, the same tread patterns will show there too.