Tire life

[Jseis]

Hard cornering will smooth the outer tread to nothing in well less than 30,000 miles. Ease up on the cornering and good for 40K plus. I didn’t ease up.. nearly stacked the truck up crossing an icy bridge with a slight jog left at the end of the bridge .

Sponsored

 

[LightningDan]

So what would be the best pressure to run in OEM tires for highway driving. Doing a 233-mile trip to campsite tomorrow.

 

[Mcgyverrod]

Generally, when I go camping, I have 4-5 adults in the truck along with 300-500 lbs of additional stuff. I top off my tires at 40 PSI to roll better with the additional half-ton weight.

 

[The Weatherman]

So what would be the best pressure to run in OEM tires for highway driving. Doing a 233-mile trip to campsite tomorrow.

That is dependent on the type of tire you have mounted. You should refer to the sidewall to be sure.

 

[The Weatherman]

I have a new set of tires bought and ready to install later this year. The originals are Grabbers and they are down to about 5/32.

With just less than 20k on them now.

 

[TheBigBezo]

The secret to a long life tire on the lightning is to resist the urge to goose it a bunch. I imagine many of yall are like me and sometimes hitting the juice pedal and spinning the tires a bit for good fun puts a smile on the face. Downside is, you have to eventually replace them!

 

[WXman]

I run 45 PSI cold. I'm shocked that Ford specs such a low tire pressure on a truck with a 8,500 lb. GVWR. I will most likely go with a stronger built tire when it's time to replace for peace of mind.

 

[NW Ontario Ford Lightning]

My last truck was similar curb weight, and went through tires on about the same schedule I see lightning owners reporting here. Just a cost of being heavy I guess. The difference with the lightning is the nice even split of front to back weight, especially in winter driving. This truck is heads and shoulders above anthing I have ever driven in winter.
In our area, it is very common to have two sets of tires for cars and SUV's (winters and 3-season tires on their own rims). This will be my first truck with two sets of tires, since I normally just picked a winter tire that could handle the summer heat without evaporating before my eyes.
For the Lighning I bought a set of Blizzak DM2 on second set of rims for the winter, and will continue with a 3-season tire on the stock rims for the non-snowy part of the year. See how it goes.

Sponsored