Re: Wireless Tire Pressure Monitoring Systems (TPMS)
If you really want new tires, you could still buy them and sell your slightly used ones on Craigslist and recoup some of your money. I did that with my Yaris when I went to 17" rims and low profile tires. I think I sold the set of 4 for like $150. Just a thought.
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My daily driver - 2008 Vios 'S' sedan. Tinted windows in the rear, TRD anti-sway bar for the rear, 17" rims - Samurai SC02 Hyper Black. TRD lowering springs. Megan Racing header.
My favorite ride - a 2001 SR5 4x4. With - RCD 6" lift, JBA Titanium coated headers, JBA y-pipe, Unichip PnP, ARB rd-129 air locker (rear), Camburg UCA's, custom front Sway-A-Way coilovers, custom Sway-A-Way's with remote reservoirs and billet mounts for the hind-quarters, PolyPerformance limit straps with adjustable clevis's, Stubbs Welding rock sliders and custom front skid plate, 315/75/16 Toyo Open Country M/T's, on all 4 corners wrapped around 16x8 MB Motoring Blitz rims, cryo'd 4.88's set up by Inchworm Gear, Trenz billet grill upper, T-Rex billet grill lower, on board VI-AIR aircompressor and 3 gallon air tank, AutoMeter A-pillar pod with trans temp gauge (sending unit in the tranny pan), Long Tru-Cool LPD tranny cooler, 10" Flex-a-Lite tranny cooler fan w/thermostat, TRD billet oil filler cap, TRD air filter, TRD dual exhaust, and TRD add-a-leaf rear springs. Superlift TruSpeed Speedo Recalibrator. Warn Trans4mer system with a 9.5ti winch running Amsteel Blue winch line. Budbuilt traction bar. Staun tyre deflators. Spitz Lift portable crane. Marlin Crawler 1.5" wheel spacers. Our home away from home, 2004 Outback 26RS travel trailer with 15" MB Motoring Blitz rims to match the Tundra.
Re: Wireless Tire Pressure Monitoring Systems (TPMS)
They're right, of course. You don't NEED LT tires to tow, even at the max rated weights. The load capacity of the P rated tires is more than enough to handle the weight.
The reason folks recommend LT tires is because it improves the handling of the truck while towing heavy. Less bounce, greater stability, etc... I'm not going to replace my OEM tires until they wear out. If I were towing more, I would replace them now.
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Originally Posted by tomhole
They're right, of course. You don't NEED LT tires to tow, even at the max rated weights. The load capacity of the P rated tires is more than enough to handle the weight.
The reason folks recommend LT tires is because it improves the handling of the truck while towing heavy. Less bounce, greater stability, etc... I'm not going to replace my OEM tires until they wear out. If I were towing more, I would replace them now.
Tom
Thanx, Tom.
My greatest concern is when I enter campsites. You know... grass, gravel, dirt and mud. I'm thinking that P-rated tires meant for the street and highway won't do very well on these surfaces. My Tundra has 4WD, but I don't like the idea of using 4WD while towing 4,500 lbs or more. I guess I should wait until I do a local campout before my big trip to see how it goes.
Re: Wireless Tire Pressure Monitoring Systems (TPMS)
Not to beat a dead horse, but I read a couple of interesting comments in the Tire/Wheel forum here concerning AT tires versus the OEM P-rated tires...
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One thing I did notice is after a few hundred miles of towing, these new tires run significantly cooler than the OEM rubber. My toyhauler's tongue weight is about 1,000 lbs before hitching up the W/D bars. I always feel how hot tires are with every stop.
As far as traction, they do grip dirt roads and snow better than the OEM rubber by a wide margin.
Considering that I will be driving on dirt roads and mud in campsites, and will be doing a 5,000 mile trip in the hot summer month of July, maybe an AT tire might be a good idea after all.
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(I've so wanted to use this smilie! Thanks!)
I say you've already made the decision, but you haven't installed the tires yet. Go get em', be HAPPYand enjoy the ride!!!
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My daily driver - 2008 Vios 'S' sedan. Tinted windows in the rear, TRD anti-sway bar for the rear, 17" rims - Samurai SC02 Hyper Black. TRD lowering springs. Megan Racing header.
My favorite ride - a 2001 SR5 4x4. With - RCD 6" lift, JBA Titanium coated headers, JBA y-pipe, Unichip PnP, ARB rd-129 air locker (rear), Camburg UCA's, custom front Sway-A-Way coilovers, custom Sway-A-Way's with remote reservoirs and billet mounts for the hind-quarters, PolyPerformance limit straps with adjustable clevis's, Stubbs Welding rock sliders and custom front skid plate, 315/75/16 Toyo Open Country M/T's, on all 4 corners wrapped around 16x8 MB Motoring Blitz rims, cryo'd 4.88's set up by Inchworm Gear, Trenz billet grill upper, T-Rex billet grill lower, on board VI-AIR aircompressor and 3 gallon air tank, AutoMeter A-pillar pod with trans temp gauge (sending unit in the tranny pan), Long Tru-Cool LPD tranny cooler, 10" Flex-a-Lite tranny cooler fan w/thermostat, TRD billet oil filler cap, TRD air filter, TRD dual exhaust, and TRD add-a-leaf rear springs. Superlift TruSpeed Speedo Recalibrator. Warn Trans4mer system with a 9.5ti winch running Amsteel Blue winch line. Budbuilt traction bar. Staun tyre deflators. Spitz Lift portable crane. Marlin Crawler 1.5" wheel spacers. Our home away from home, 2004 Outback 26RS travel trailer with 15" MB Motoring Blitz rims to match the Tundra.
Re: Wireless Tire Pressure Monitoring Systems (TPMS)
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Originally Posted by Herbicidal
If you really want new tires, you could still buy them and sell your slightly used ones on Craigslist and recoup some of your money. I did that with my Yaris when I went to 17" rims and low profile tires. I think I sold the set of 4 for like $150. Just a thought.
That's what I ended up doing. I sold my Duelers for $300 for the set of four and got a brand new set of Firestone Destination A/T's for $590 (total - after taxes and mounting). I only shelled out $290 of my own money and got a set of tires that rate much, much better. The Destinations flat out beat the Duelers, rating twice as good in every category.
It was pouring rain on the way home from Firestone and I gunned it from a stop and got only a tiny bit of wheel spin before they gripped and my Tundra launched. If I had done that with the Duelers, I'd be spinning all the way down the street and even into 2nd gear. Heck, sometimes I'd get wheel spin between gears just rolling down the street, that's how bad the Duelers are. The fact that they only had 5,000 miles on them makes me wonder why Toyota uses such a crappy tire as their OEM issue. I'm glad I didn't pay for the Duelers or I'd be really pissed off. The dealer put 'em on (new) when I bought my Tundra, which had 27,000 miles on it. The previous Duelers were shot to hell, so that should have told me something right there.
I asked the dealer to replace 'em with A/T tires, but the manager said he couldn't because the truck was still under the 3 year/36,000 mile warranty, so he had no choice but to stick with the OEM as a replacement.
Oh well, at least I got something back for them and I now have a better tire.
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Excellent! I love it when things work out like that.
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My daily driver - 2008 Vios 'S' sedan. Tinted windows in the rear, TRD anti-sway bar for the rear, 17" rims - Samurai SC02 Hyper Black. TRD lowering springs. Megan Racing header.
My favorite ride - a 2001 SR5 4x4. With - RCD 6" lift, JBA Titanium coated headers, JBA y-pipe, Unichip PnP, ARB rd-129 air locker (rear), Camburg UCA's, custom front Sway-A-Way coilovers, custom Sway-A-Way's with remote reservoirs and billet mounts for the hind-quarters, PolyPerformance limit straps with adjustable clevis's, Stubbs Welding rock sliders and custom front skid plate, 315/75/16 Toyo Open Country M/T's, on all 4 corners wrapped around 16x8 MB Motoring Blitz rims, cryo'd 4.88's set up by Inchworm Gear, Trenz billet grill upper, T-Rex billet grill lower, on board VI-AIR aircompressor and 3 gallon air tank, AutoMeter A-pillar pod with trans temp gauge (sending unit in the tranny pan), Long Tru-Cool LPD tranny cooler, 10" Flex-a-Lite tranny cooler fan w/thermostat, TRD billet oil filler cap, TRD air filter, TRD dual exhaust, and TRD add-a-leaf rear springs. Superlift TruSpeed Speedo Recalibrator. Warn Trans4mer system with a 9.5ti winch running Amsteel Blue winch line. Budbuilt traction bar. Staun tyre deflators. Spitz Lift portable crane. Marlin Crawler 1.5" wheel spacers. Our home away from home, 2004 Outback 26RS travel trailer with 15" MB Motoring Blitz rims to match the Tundra.
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I changed out the tires on the 5'er and added a retrofit TPMS made by Schrader, Discount Tire had the kit for $235. I had heard the name Schrader and Tomkins before but never knew they invented the tire value we all use today and they were also a first with the TPMS. Now to see how good it is and how long it lasts.
2005 Rockwood 26' 5'er, Michelin LTX MS tires, 270 watts of solar on the roof, 4 T-105 golf cart batteries, Xentrex converter, Outback FX2012T inverter/charger.
If you can't take it with ya, why bother with an RV!
2000 Tundra (bought 9/9/99)
JBA Headers
Gone but not forgotten~
Re: Wireless Tire Pressure Monitoring Systems (TPMS)
Great! Welcome to the ranks of TPMS owners. I'm almost to my 3rd year of ownership with my Pressure Pro TPMS system and it's still working flawlessly. It alerted to me to a tire going flat (right rear) last month and I was able to safely pull over and change it out. The tire was repaired the next day and is back on my Outback.
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My daily driver - 2008 Vios 'S' sedan. Tinted windows in the rear, TRD anti-sway bar for the rear, 17" rims - Samurai SC02 Hyper Black. TRD lowering springs. Megan Racing header.
My favorite ride - a 2001 SR5 4x4. With - RCD 6" lift, JBA Titanium coated headers, JBA y-pipe, Unichip PnP, ARB rd-129 air locker (rear), Camburg UCA's, custom front Sway-A-Way coilovers, custom Sway-A-Way's with remote reservoirs and billet mounts for the hind-quarters, PolyPerformance limit straps with adjustable clevis's, Stubbs Welding rock sliders and custom front skid plate, 315/75/16 Toyo Open Country M/T's, on all 4 corners wrapped around 16x8 MB Motoring Blitz rims, cryo'd 4.88's set up by Inchworm Gear, Trenz billet grill upper, T-Rex billet grill lower, on board VI-AIR aircompressor and 3 gallon air tank, AutoMeter A-pillar pod with trans temp gauge (sending unit in the tranny pan), Long Tru-Cool LPD tranny cooler, 10" Flex-a-Lite tranny cooler fan w/thermostat, TRD billet oil filler cap, TRD air filter, TRD dual exhaust, and TRD add-a-leaf rear springs. Superlift TruSpeed Speedo Recalibrator. Warn Trans4mer system with a 9.5ti winch running Amsteel Blue winch line. Budbuilt traction bar. Staun tyre deflators. Spitz Lift portable crane. Marlin Crawler 1.5" wheel spacers. Our home away from home, 2004 Outback 26RS travel trailer with 15" MB Motoring Blitz rims to match the Tundra.
Re: Wireless Tire Pressure Monitoring Systems (TPMS)
Yep, I read your post about that earlier which was one of the reasons I bought the system for my 5'er. I had a tire go flat on me once, luckily I caught it when I stopped for gas and did the tire thump thing and sure enough it was low. The TPMS will take care of the thumping for me.... better living through electrons!
2005 Rockwood 26' 5'er, Michelin LTX MS tires, 270 watts of solar on the roof, 4 T-105 golf cart batteries, Xentrex converter, Outback FX2012T inverter/charger.
If you can't take it with ya, why bother with an RV!
2000 Tundra (bought 9/9/99)
JBA Headers
Gone but not forgotten~
Last edited by Tankerhank; 08-03-2009 at 12:33 PM.
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(I've so wanted to use this smilie! Thanks!)
Go get em', be HAPPYand enjoy the ride!!! 
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