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Trail Grappler PSI Setting

4.3K views 5 replies 5 participants last post by  FlyersFan  
#1 ·
Hey fellas,

New to the forum, first post. I bought my first GMC back in September (Brand spanking new 2014 Sierra SLE Double Cab Z71 in Fire Red. Love this truck!) and have put a good bit of work into it. The most recent addition to the truck was an RC 2" front leveling kit, and swapping out those stock street tires for a set of 295/70/18 Nitto Trail Grapplers (with a little bit of trimming, of course) :cool:

My question is this: the tire shop set all 4 pressures to the GMC recommended 35 PSI. Now, is that appropriate for these much larger aftermarket tires? Or should I adjust it up/down? I'm not noticing any issues with the ride quality of the truck, just wondering if that pressure is appropriate and what you all are running. Looking forward to the responses, thanks! :)
 
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I run mine at 45psi, shop put 30something in them but didn't like the ride of them so I just kept messing with them until I was happy. So far its working great with over 10k miles and hardly any wear.
 
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#4 ·
Short answer: I'm currently running mine at 45psi as well.

Long answer: I also had the same question recently because tire shops usually don't put the recommended tire pressure for the tires, only for the vehicle. That's usually 30-40psi in my experience. If you check the side wall of the Trail Grappler, the max is 80psi, but that's if you want the maximum towing capacity out of the tires. You wouldn't want to run that if you weren't towing a heavy trailer.

From what I've read on here, and other forums relating to these tires, everyone just plays with the pressure until they get a ride that suits their taste. I've seen 45, 50, 55, F55/R50, etc.. Mine were at 33-35 when I got the truck and they had supposedly just been rotated by someone (who failed to recalibrate the TPMS locations). They're now at 45psi but now my problem is that the TPMS are calibrated for the recommended psi from the factory. So now it constantly says check tire pressure for all four corners. Guess I'll deal with that until I can get the dealer to reset that, if they'll even do such a thing. I doubt I go back with these tire when it's time to replace them though. They're too noisy for my DD, rarely taken off road, grocery-getter.
 
#5 ·
I appreciate the responses! I'll have to mess with the settings tonight when I get home. Maybe take it up another 10 PSI on each tire and see how it rides. I didn't even think about getting an error code for higher PSI though, so we'll see how the computer responds to that
 
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#6 ·
I'm running mine at 50psi
 
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