tire pressure with bfg tires?????

[notabadlookincar]

hey guys,
anybody running bfg kdws 245/55/18??if so what tire pressure should i run in them.....
thanks in advance

[BobF's 6POINT1]

Always run tires at the recommended pressure on the car, not the tire. It's listed in the driver's door jamb.

Ours are 32lbs. 32-35 usually works well.

[Monster]

I have mine inflated to the factory recommended 30 psi, listed on the door jamb. The place where I bought my BFGs uses only nitrogen for filling the tires. I've had mine for about 2 1/2 months, with excellent results.

[Pale Rider]

I have KDW2 (not S)
I like to run them at 37. Sometimes I go 40-45 for longer trips. But that's too harsh for my tastes around town.
I feel that 34 or under is just too soft. I can really tell a difference between 34 and 37 in the corners, and in the gas pedal.

If you have wider than stock tires, keep in mind that Dodge gave you a presure statement about your stock tires, not the widest you may use. A wider tire that's under inflated, or at stock pressure, may be not making propper contact in the middle, and cause bad handling in the wet. (and of course tire wear)

[hondaman9468]

In my bfg 255/55/r18 i run 34psi....

[FloridaRT]

I run my 255x55x18 at 36 psi.

Bob

[MikeEast]

BFG KDW2 255/55-18, was running 40 psi and it handled great, rode a bit stiff and wasn't as noisy at real low speeds as they are at 36, where they are now.

I mainly went higher to eliminate the low speed rumble and gain the handling - but secondary to that is my distaste for tires that wear the edges first - like the Conti's did. So I put more wear in the centers for 20K miles and now I'll soften them up and wear out the edges...

Mike

[06SilverSteel]

I had the 255/55's and I ran them at 34 psi....they seemed to wear more in the middle though. Maybe 32 would have worked better.

[cadzilla74]

12,000 miles on 255-55-18 HDW2's. I run 36psi. Treadwear is even and the tires handle much better wet or dry than they do at 30-32psi which they were at for a total of a week when I first got them.