I'm pretty impressed with the tread wear, nice and flat. Make it nice and thick so you can see it. Hope this helps God bless I hope this helps everyone with there decisions Thanks buddy for these pictures. Well, I wasn't going to go this deep down the rabbit hole but here we are. With those, does the 275 rub? Glad I finally bought something.
Also trying to decide myself between 265 and 275. I read mixed opinions here about this aspect. If you have chalk at the edges of the tire, they are over inflated. I've run them that way for the last 30k miles. No idea, but a couple ideas are they are trying to keep it simple, optimize for gas mileage, braking performance, traction, etc.
It will be normal for the outer edge of the front tires to show some wear due to turning. It's worth the time investment to understand this. Ride is great - firm and responsive but not harsh at all. I took longer than you to decide ;- Is that middle picture actually 265? You and I may drive a completely different number of miles. Is this guy all wet? A tire with the proper air pressure should press the chalk line evenly across the ground. Most people run slightly higher pressure in E rated tires for numerous reasons. If you're tire is underinflated, the outer edges of the line will be worn more than the center.
I calculated 38psi with that guide. I spoke to the head of tia Tire ascociation America and he was within 2 psi of bf recommendation. Hi, looking for a little advice. If the marks are wearing evenly, then you are at a good pressure. Start at some pressure and drive a little. If the marks are wearing on the edges but not in the center, then you are under inflated.
I never found out why E rated tires need higher pressures. Here's a couple of comments on this topic from some earlier threads. However, offroad is not so simple either. I've settled on 42 cold, but 38-40 rides pretty nice. I found the same data.
The dealer will install the new labels if you ask them. This can be your driveway or the street in front of your house. I'll snap some pics of that, as it looks pretty sharp. The stone ejectors eliminate stone retention and provide extra tread cleanout protection against stone drilling. Load Range E tires are very underinflated at 35 psi and even worse at 30 psi. They are wearing fantastic, many many miles left. You can feel the heavier tire just a little but it's not even enough for my wife to notice when she drives.
As I said above you will be fine at 40 to 50 psi. I knew going into this that they were nowhere the experts on it. Nobody understand this problem, and I mean nobody, including tire installers. I've read that heat really damages tires, so under pressurizing is bad news. The metal mayhem custom dubs do look awesome. Engineer from tire manufacturer said run it at 50.
The textbook answer to your original question is to find the Load Inflation Table for your specific tire and determine the correct inflation pressure from the table. Whether your an old timer or just bought your Tacoma you'll find that TacomaForum. I actually purchased a 2016 Tacoma off road that came with the wrangler all terrain with Kevlar and was planning on putting 285 k02 instead. The grip and added articulation flex is incredible. Road noise seems marginally lower, too. Throughout our website and catalogs these terms are used for identification purposes only.
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A long answer to your question. The guy that installed them said they recommend setting cold pressure to 35psi. Originally they said run them at 45 psi; until I saw centre ware; then it was 40; but damage was done at that point; they replaced 2 tires for free. Use 36 psi in your tires. Please see warranty manual for full details. I have put over 27,000 miles on my 1st gen.