Tires for my Silverado 2500HD

[Bofire]

time for tires, 245 75 17 load range E. My tires are OK, need to run 80lb air  rear, 60 lb front. in 2 wheel rear tires spin a lot. What do I need? I know a Lighter foot!!

Carl

[JimmyHoffa]

A neighbor had those tires on that same make/model and switched to the 265s saying they made a noticeable difference in the ride.  He would make multiple trips a year pulling lots of horses back and forth to Idaho and said they performed a little better.  They fit on the same rim.  Not sure if that helps much.

[Special T]

If the truck is empty you should dropped the air pressure. If it were me I'd drop to 60 like the front. If your gona load that sucker up for a decent drive then I'd bump it back up. Make your tires last longer and get more traction.

[NRA4LIFE]

Definitely go to the 265's.  My GMC loves them.

[Bofire]

If I drop the air pressure I get a message on my dash that annoys me. I will look at going to 265's. Can my speedo still work right?
Carl

[JimmyHoffa]

If I drop the air pressure I get a message on my dash that annoys me. I will look at going to 265's. Can my speedo still work right?
Carl

Should, the tires are only 20mm wider.

[Special T]

Those tpms sensors are lame. 

[Rick]

If the truck is empty you should dropped the air pressure. If it were me I'd drop to 60 like the front. If your gona load that sucker up for a decent drive then I'd bump it back up. Make your tires last longer and get more traction.

I'd go even lower. Empty he probably doesn't need more than 45 on the rear.

As far as the TPMS, the dealer should be able to adjust at which PSI the light comes on. 

[Timberstalker]

If the truck is empty you should dropped the air pressure. If it were me I'd drop to 60 like the front. If your gona load that sucker up for a decent drive then I'd bump it back up. Make your tires last longer and get more traction.

I'd go even lower. Empty he probably doesn't need more than 45 on the rear.

As far as the TPMS, the dealer should be able to adjust at which PSI the light comes on.

Depending on what year the rig is. I believe after 2011, you cannot adjust the TPMS because of federal law.

And yes, get the air pressure down. Overinflated tires wear out quicker. 

[Special T]

Tpms is for wives and idiots that never check air pressure. The last thing you need them on is a truck for God's sake.

[Rick]

If you can't adjust the TPMS threshold, a piece of electrical tape cures the dash light

[coachcw]

Any decent scanner can reset the tpms values .  I know the toys get real hard the second half of there life like many tires out there . Sieping them will help traction .

[trophyhunt]

Had new tires installed on my wife's Lexus last week, had them replace the two tire pressure censers that were bad.  Turns out the other two went bad after they replaced the bad ones.  60.00 a piece, sucks! 

[Encore 280]

265 Michelins from Costco and good or bad they put the Nitrogen in so pressure never changes with temps. I got 94k on a set of Michelins and I've been sticking with them. Darn good tire. 

[Westside88]

Any decent scanner can reset the tpms values .  I know the toys get real hard the second half of there life like many tires out there . Sieping them will help traction .

My Dad has tried to find a way to reset the values on his 2008 F350. He put on larger off-road tires (Cooper SST) the factory value is 85 pounds, he's basically been hold its not possible to reset it. Both the Ford dealer and tire shop say it's against federal,law to change it. I'd appreciate any leads on who could reset the value to a level appropriate for the tire.