What's new
By:
Ram Heavy Duty Forum

Register a free account today to become a member! Once signed in, you'll be able to participate on this site by adding your own topics and posts, as well as connect with other members through your own private inbox!

Living with stock Tire Pressure on 25 and 26 PW

SpecialK_ID

SpecialK_ID

New Member
Messages
4
Reaction score
0
Points
1
I realize the PW has a better ride than the regular 2500.. I also know that the TPMS parameters can't be programmed lower on the the MY 25/26 at this point. Is everyone staying at 60 psi? Is the ride good there ? or is everyone just setting it lower at
20% less aka 48-50 psi ?
 
Set it to where ride and wear are best suited. Put a piece of tape over the light. Kidding but the ride is worth the light being on.


Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
 
Why do you say that? The Atlantis bus has been cracked (sort of) using an xTool scanner, AutoAuth sub, splitter cable and AlfaoBD. The scantool/sub unlocks the security gateway, AlfaOBD makes the changes. Most mods will require a proxy alignment that takes a dealer visit or more $$ gear (MPD and WiTech sub), but I believe TPMS thresholds were one they found didn't need proxy alignment.
 
Yeah I'm not dealing with all that for a light lol. Maybe when Alfa works like normal I'll deal with it and the tire size.
 
I run 40/40 on 35” Kenda Klever MT2 and use AEV pro cal to change my tire diameters and pressure.
 

Attachments

  • IMG_8090.jpeg
    IMG_8090.jpeg
    1.1 MB · Views: 16
Once all four tires were red on the dash, my OCD was satisfied. Really sucked early on when the lower pressure hadn't yet registered and they were mismatched.

The TPMS light itself is so small on the busy dash, it doesn't even bother me.
 
Initially I used Tazer Ram on my 2019, adjusted the tire diameter but thought I needed a dealer to do the TPMS so I just lived with the TPMS warning light all the time for a couple years. Annoying, but livable. At least the screen always showed the tire pressure on start up so you could monitor the pressures visually, since actual low tire wouldn’t register as an issue.

That said I’m much happier now that the thresholds better match the pressures I run.
 
I run 40 / 40 on my 22 Powerwagon. The ride is so much better that I can live with having to click off the TPMS warning everytime I get in.
 
While I have a 21 PW, not a 25, I had that issue as well till I got AlphaOBD and changed it. I changed out tires at 200 miles to 35s. Run 35/30 and it rides nice.
I had my truck weighed empty, 7300 lbs.
My tires are rated at 3000 lbs each at 50 PSI. That's 12000 lbs total. Ain't no way the truck will handle 4700 lbs loaded in it.

They OEM has to put the max PSI for the max load on the sticker due to lawyers. And so probably has to set the low pressure warning accordingly. Been discussed here a lot.

I sat my low warning at 25 PSI. It still comes on at times in the winter. I just ignore it till the tires warm up driving it and the pressure goes back up.
 
I have a '23 PW and I had lowered the threshold and ran about 40 psi on all 4 (stock duratracs). A couple of weeks back had the oil changed and they put air in all the tires. I did notice a small difference (made me check the pressures because it definitely felt different), but I was surprised that for me, it wasn't all that big a deal. I figured I would leave it at full inflation since I intend to get 35's soon and maybe it will be an even more pleasant ride (as I will definitely air down those).

In other words, I didn't really notice it too much riding at full pressure, I definitely don't notice it being floaty over rough roads like I have the times I've driven an empty flatbed or box truck (which is natural since the suspension is so soft).
 
Nothotdog said:
I have a '23 PW and I had lowered the threshold and ran about 40 psi on all 4 (stock duratracs). A couple of weeks back had the oil changed and they put air in all the tires. I did notice a small difference (made me check the pressures because it definitely felt different), but I was surprised that for me, it wasn't all that big a deal. I figured I would leave it at full inflation since I intend to get 35's soon and maybe it will be an even more pleasant ride (as I will definitely air down those).

In other words, I didn't really notice it too much riding at full pressure, I definitely don't notice it being floaty over rough roads like I have the times I've driven an empty flatbed or box truck (which is natural since the suspension is so soft).
Click to expand...
so they put them all at 60 psi and it was still alright ?
 
If you don't tell them not to, they will. Some places will argue that they have to for legal/insurance reasons.

I had one shop tell me they could not mount the tires they just sold be because they were not "rated" for my truck. I tried to tell them that at full inflation, they could carry more weight that the truck ever could carry. Then they pulled the legal/insurance card
 
Crusty old shellback said:
If you don't tell them not to, they will. Some places will argue that they have to for legal/insurance reasons.
Click to expand...
Haha yep! I kind of figured they might. The problem is, I had the oil changed at this place 2 or 3 times previously and they never aired them up, so I figured they maybe thought I "knew what I was doing" with them lower. Turns out this time they inflated them.

It was also different in that this time they gave me a checklist of things they looked at, where previously they did not (this was not at the dealer), so maybe they have revamped all the things they look at and are forced to check the tire pressure.
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Back
Top