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01-12-2019, 04:54 PM #41
Hi,
Late to the party here. Back in 2012, my family and I were heading to Disney World in Florida for a long trip. At the time our tow vehicle was a 1999 F150 Super Cab XLT towing a 30 foot 6K wet weight ultralight trailer. When towing with the truck, it always felt weird for about the first 30 or 40 minutes of the trip. It was kind of squirmy in the rear of the truck. Prior to the trip, I found my truck's tires were a possible solution to this issue I was having. This was after posting and searching on several forums. Many responses stated I should install air bags and problem solved. I had a set of P265/70R17C on the truck. The door tag call for LT265/70R17E. Which is kind of funny since I even looked at the door tag and just didn't registered the first go around. Even more crazy, I was doing odd jobs with the truck. I would load it up with scrap metal, asphalt, moving stuff, landscaping materials, etc to make some gas money. I would not notice it as much unless the trailer was in tow.
At the time, I was unemployed so the budget for tires was not there. However, my wife and I found a way to make it work since the local Ford Dealer offered 0% financing plus a credit for opening a new store charge. I cracked up since Ford had no problem giving me money even without a job. The dealership I was going to at the time got me a fantastic price on the tires mounted and balanced as well. So I ordered the tires. Several hundred dollars later, the truck had new tires. When it came time to tow down to Florida it was a huge difference. I could tell it right away. Even unloaded, the truck felt different in ride quality. It just rode better. The tow down to Florida was great tire wise. Since then, if I own a truck, I make sure there are LTs on it as it will be needed for towing.2016 Ford F-350 Super Duty XLT CCSB 4x4 6.2 gasser 3.73 E locker
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02-06-2019, 07:57 AM #42
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02-06-2019, 09:26 AM #43
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The guy told me they wouldn't have put it on if the rim wasn't rated at full pressure. I didn't really get the impression that he was saying they visually confirmed that though. I also don't expect I'll ever go above 60cold since that is well above the weight limit my expedition axles can hold anyway.
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02-07-2019, 04:00 AM #44
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If I change the tires on a F150 from P rated to LT rated, how do I adjust the built in TPMS so I know when a tire is losing air?
And for those that run with a higher pressure when towing, do you adjust the computer every time you add or delete air?
And is adjusting the computer parameters something that is DIY or does the Ford garage have to do it?
Thanks in advance for the replies.
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02-07-2019, 04:28 AM #45
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02-07-2019, 06:03 AM #46
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I purchased a 2018 F150 in Nov and first thing I did was switch the Michelin defenders off my 2013 ( 20,000 mile ) to the new truck. I run 40lbs when not towing and 55lbs when towing. I called Michelin when I first put them on the 2013 and they said those lbs would give the max tire load capacity for the truck. No need for 80lbs. Actually, I think they said I could do 35 empty but I like 40 better. Tires are wearing great and towing great. Towing a 2500RL.
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02-25-2019, 04:55 AM #47
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It seems the Ford's are changing for 2019. Looking at the Ford website under F150 specs, you can still get LT rated tires as an option, but there is no longer a choice to get the 3.73 gears in the rear. Also, no HD payload package. This is only with the 3.5TT. The other smaller motors still have a 3.73 option. And Raptor has a 4.10 option. So I guess the HD package didn't sell enough. Maybe because they didn't advertise it...
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02-25-2019, 06:13 AM #48
Hi BigSwick,
The HDPP is still there with the 3.5L, 3.73 axle and LT tires. https://shop.ford.com/build/f150/?ve...994.AWD.XL.%5D Click on the "Summary" tab in the center of this page. Also see screen grab from the "Capabilities" page from near the end of the 2018 online brochure.
Ford has never made this package easy to find .
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02-25-2019, 06:16 AM #49
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