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Tire pressures for Load Range E tires when towing/loaded?

Posted: Wed Jul 31, 2019 3:07 pm
by PocoLoco27
Hello,

I bought some LT265/70 R17 Load Range E Nokian Rotiiva AT Plus tires for my 'new to me' 2010 Pathfinder SE. Might seem like overkill, but I tow a rally car while loaded with gear in the truck. I also use the truck for rally recce, which means driving on gravel stage roads/paths that can often be rough. Bonus is these are snowflake rated so will be legal in winter where I live (and more robust than a snow tire for a rally weekend).

What pressures would you suggest running in these tires when I load the vehicle up and tow? I'll run factory recommended pressures at other times.

Thanks in advance,
Chris

Posted: Wed Jul 31, 2019 6:52 pm
by disallow
when i had my load range e tires, i ran anything from 50 to 70 psi depending on what I was doing. At 70psi, they are hard as rock and the ride is shit.

Posted: Wed Jul 31, 2019 8:01 pm
by PocoLoco27
disallow wrote:when i had my load range e tires, i ran anything from 50 to 70 psi depending on what I was doing. At 70psi, they are hard as rock and the ride is shit.
Thanks Terry. Under what circumstances would you run with 50psi, or 70psi?

Posted: Wed Jul 31, 2019 8:01 pm
by disallow
towing i used higher pressure