Dodge Ram 3500 Repair Manual Tires
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Nice to have access to all this great information. I got a 2015 RAM 3500 Longhorn Diesel/Aisin Crew Cab Dually. There always seems to be confusion about how best to inflate your truck tires. So I thought I'd add my 2-cents.
The following works for me and I'm posting my scheme here so that if anyone thinks I'm doing some serious wrong to my 3500, I would surely like to hear from you. All tire pressurization is done 'cold.' My Tire Pressure Door Panel Sticker reads: 80psi front / 65psi rear (all 4). But, IMHO, this recommendation needs to be tempered with your climate. I live in Arkansas and it's getting hot now.
So, I dropped my front psi by 5psi to 75psi. The tires very quickly will heat up by 5-7psi and bring the psi up to 82-83psi. For my rears here's what I do: With 'no payload', I air the outer tires at 65psi, as stated on the door panel. For the inner tires, I air them at 62psi. The reason for this is that roads are typically built with a conical shape, so you're typically always rolling on ball-like surface.
Those inner tires, if inflated equally to the outer tires, will do more work carrying your truck. Therefore, by airing-down your inners by 3psi, it forms more of an equilibrium on the road surfaces and therefore, your inner tires wear evenly with your outers. I practice this method also, with a payload. Comments welcome. Best and Thanx! Yes - deflating the tires will absolutely get you a smoother ride.
I would just be careful not to air down too much or you may damage your tires. For me, the ride in my 3500, with no payload is OK - I mean - she rides like a truck, but it's not bone shattering. There is a some 'give' in the suspension but not much. The seats have a lot to do with the comfort, I think, for sure. They ARE very nice in the Longhorn.
My wife doesn't seem to mind the ride at all and, trust me, she would be the first one to complain. I think she understands that our truck was purchased to haul a heavy payload, (a slide-in truck camper) and the ride is never going to be like cruising in a nice luxury car. Of course with the payload on-board, she smooths out nicely. Just don't try to stop on a dime! Ain't gonna happen! All I learned while driving big-rigs comes into play when this 3500 is loaded. Drive Safe - Thanx.
In my 97 dually, I dropped the rear tires to 30 psi unloaded, and when loaded, I'd jack them up accordingly. These pressures gave me a full contact patch and did not give me any tire wear issues. I also ran the front @ 60 till I loaded up, then 65.
Never had an issue stopping, but I did have chevy 1 ton wheel cylinders in back instead of the dodge ones. Made a big difference. Yes, roads are crowned, but when you are in the lane, you are driving on only 1 side of the crown.
If you drove down the middle of the road, then having the inner tires lower than the outers would let all 4 work evenly, but when you are in your lane, It'd seem you let the outers work more with your pressure settings.