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FORD Tire sticker on my new 2023 Badlands Sas is WRONG

MNBigfoot

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Just picked up my new 2023 2 Door Bronco Sas on Monday. The tire sticker on the door says 39 psi all around. However the 35" Goodyears say max load at 35 psi. I am a stickler on pressure, and know enough to be dangerous, so in my opinion, the Ford recommendation is wrong and almost dangerous on this vehicle. Even at 35, the tires can handle a vehicle of 10,000 pounds, which would mean a rough bumpy ride and it would not have full contact with the ground. At 39, it would be worse. I am going to start at 32 front, and 30 rear and see how that does.
I started with 39# on the drivers side and 33# on the passenger side. Do you generally drive alone? What is the typical weight of the driver and passengers?
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To the OP - I think that running 32 on the front and 30 in the rear will generate some excessive heat (especially in the summer months), you will probably get a low tire warning as well at that level. We're here in Arizona, we run about 37-38 on road and take it to 17-20 off road depending on what we're running on.
 

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i run 36psi cold usually. i peel the sticker off the door jam anyway, so no need @Ford to send me a new one.
 

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36psi all around and running nitrogen.
 

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39 psi keeps the mpg up. Ask me how I know. Please hold the brick comments. It's a daily driver and I do what I can to help.
 

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...... There is no good reason to overinflate radial tires.
"Good" is subjective however, increasing the pressure decreases the rolling resistance, which increases MPG. Good or not, that 'tis the reason.
 

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When my Bronco came it was riding hard and every bump was a jolt. It took me awhile before noticing I was at 43-46 psi on the factory fill.

I lowered them to 38 and than to 35 and finally to 33 PSI and am very happy with the ride at this level.

I honestly feel its not good on the hard top too with the tires filled close to 40 psi from all the bumps and Jolts. So much so I question if this is also part of why they crack.

I'm very happy at 33 psi. The tires naturally increase to about 35 on warmer days.

On my (same model as OP) 2 DR Sasquatch Badlands my tire door sticker says 419KG or 925 lbs. for combined weight max VS yours saying 387kg/855lb.

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Yeah, we’re pretty much all running nitrogen.
Every time I get tires installed, I demand they fill them with a minimum of 78% nitrogen. I say that I will refuse to pay installation charges if they don't. ;) 💀
 

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Every time I get tires installed, I demand they fill them with a minimum of 78% nitrogen. I say that I will refuse to pay installation charges if they don't. ;) 💀
You'll probably wind up with methane...
 
 


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