96 cummins 3500 dually opinions needed on buying one 290 k mi

From : bostonbill

Q: the load range e is more for a 1 ton 3500 than a 2500... i have an 04 ram 1500... the factory put the wrong tires on.. mine is a 2- wheel and they put on the 4-wheel drive tires... so you may have gotten the wrong tires also my 2k 2500 came with es on it. it would depend on how the truck was set up. roy racerx@tomatoweb.com says... says... ken racerx@tomatoweb.com wrote i just purchased an 03 3/4 ton with the hemi in it. of the three trucks i have owned over the years this one handles the worst around corners and over wet pavement. heck its so bad that i dont dare go over 60 around a certain broad sweeping freeway curve i used to take at 80 with the ford i used to have. i know its not a sportscar but this thing feels like a roller skate. it needs help in a bad way. does anyone have any ideas they have tried which work thanks! heres another fan of the michelin ltx m/s tires. also consider upgrading the shocks. the stock shocks on my dakota were pathetic and the replacment kybs make it handle much better. also look into rear anti-sway bars which will reduce understeer. having recently owned/driven both a ram mine has 17 tires off road package and a late model gm 4x4 i have to say the gm did handle better especially on rough pavement. i think shocks are the main cause as the ride on smooth pavement is actually better on the ram. both of these are half tons but i occasionally drive my friends 2004 ram 2500 and while its a bit bouncier it is roughly equal to my truck in cornering. its tires blow on wet pavement touchy as hell. they are not the oem tires though they got sliced up at a motel parking lot and he bought new tires at the sears practically next door to not screw up the trip they were on at the time. see if the dealer will let you drive another truck to see if you notice any big difference between it and your truck. b so the deal here is to replace the ltx a/s tires i have now with either the ltx m/s or ltx a/t both from michelin now about the load range. i found that curious because mine are load range e and ive never seen that on a 3/4 ton before. im wondering if that isnt a problem. ive seen a truck with d tires carry 4000 lbs. mines a shortbed and i dont plan to abuse it that much. are the tires too hard my brother runs dunlops in load range d i think and hes happy as a clam. also its interesting that you mention shocks. ive been eyeing edelbrocks ias series. any thoughts ken what do you have them inflated to the ltxs i put on my sierra would toss you out of the seat if put anywhere near the maximum pressure listed on the sidewall. i ran them at 30 rear/33 fronts and they were fine with it for three years. 30/33 was the most i could run them and still get a good patch pattern on them drive through water and see if the tread is making a full contact patch. any more and the centers were the only place they were really rolling on. i think they were load range d. i took it to the dealer for an oil change and when i left it was like the truck was converted into a 3500. they had maxed out the pressure on them after i told them not to mess with them when i brought it in. i didnt bring my tire guage with me and so i turned around and went back and had them drop it back with them protesting the whole time to 30/33. apparently the max load on the sidewall was unimportant. it was something like 2000 pounds than what the front load was empty but the dealer kept insisting that i wanted to run them maxed out. i flat out told him he was nuts.. i wrote to michellin and they said 30/30 was ok nothing less on my truck. bdk well... i started out with 42 all around and have been steadily dropping pressure. im running 35 in the back right now and 40 up front. im gonna run out right now with my gauge and let out some more air. ken .

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From : roy

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