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Old Oct 3, 2004 | 10:17 AM
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Two Questions: Tire Pressure and Alignment -- 4th Gen

For those of you that have Bridgestone Dueler A/T Revos particulary the size 265/70/17, what tire pressure are you guys/gals runnin? I used to have my dunlops at 32 psi and so far kept the duelers the same but I wanted to see if you changed pressures or not. Then, is something wrong with my alignment where the tires are different distances in the front. Let me explain...On the driver side the tire is closer to the mudflap and on the passenger side it is closer to the front plastic. I would think both sides should be the same. I also measured the distance from hub to hub on each rim on each side and the driver side is 110 inches or so and the passenger side is 110.5, showing that the passenger side tire in the front is closer to the front. Should I get a re-alignment? I noticed this now due to getting new rims and tires put on. I tried to do it from the middle of the rims, I may have been a little off but tried to pick the same spot on both sides. Any insight is appreciated thanks
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Old Oct 3, 2004 | 11:42 AM
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Originally Posted by LIVE4SWELL
For those of you that have Bridgestone Dueler A/T Revos particulary the size 265/70/17, what tire pressure are you guys/gals runnin? I used to have my dunlops at 32 psi and so far kept the duelers the same but I wanted to see if you changed pressures or not. Then, is something wrong with my alignment where the tires are different distances in the front. Let me explain...On the driver side the tire is closer to the mudflap and on the passenger side it is closer to the front plastic. I would think both sides should be the same. I also measured the distance from hub to hub on each rim on each side and the driver side is 110 inches or so and the passenger side is 110.5, showing that the passenger side tire in the front is closer to the front. Should I get a re-alignment? I noticed this now due to getting new rims and tires put on. I tried to do it from the middle of the rims, I may have been a little off but tried to pick the same spot on both sides. Any insight is appreciated thanks
Tire pressire is an often debated subject here, do a search and see what I mean. I run my 275/75/16s at 35. I tried 37, which I run the OEM Dueler H/Ts at but the REVOs didn't seem to track well. I adjusted pressure down in 1 lb increments until I got to 35 and was happy with feel.

As for the alignment, try taking the measurements again from a point easier to duplicate. I use a measurement going through the centerline of each hub, from the leading edge of the wheel on the front to the trailing edge of the rear wheel. It takes two people, but it, IMHO, takes the guess work out of where the center point of each hub is. If the measurement is still off, then you do have an alignment problem. Have you hit anything with the suspension recently, maybe a pothole or some HD offroading? I would take it to a good alignment shop and let them take a look.
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