hogwildmike

Yep, new guy here. Fresh meat! Hahaha.. just kidding. Just wanted to say hello and let everyone know that this place seems really cool and laid-back. Have a great and fun Memorial Day weekend but be safe and remember, DO NOT drink and drive. If you plan on drinking.. make sure you have a 'designated driver' or a phone number to call a taxi. But never, EVER, drive drunk. It's not worth risking your life and others lives just because you want to drive after having had too many drinks.

Definately wouldn't be a smart move. There's a reason why after-market power add-ons are pre-tuned and blueprinted specifically for the application its going to be installed on.

I have to agree with you on that one. I'm currently running the same tire only mine are the 305/45/R22 Nitto 420's. They don't ride all that bad as long as you keep the psi above 40psi. That's what I've noticed anyways. I run mine at 42psi for around town/city/daily driving. But, if I'm about to go somewhere and I know I'll be running on the interstate/highway for most of the trip I'll go ahead and bump up the psi to 46psi. Not only does this help with the ride quality but it also helps with the MPG.

If your wanting a good tire pressure to run for just daily driving in the city/urban areas..? For that, I keep my tire pressure at 42psi. I'm currently running 22x10" Niche Chrome wheels with Nitto 420's which are 305/45/R22. 42psi gives me a good balance between ride quality and MPG. 42psi also seems to give the tires a nice and even wear pattern. These tires suck though.. IMO. The set of wheels I had before I bought these Niche's.. were also 22" but I was running those Hancooks (Hankook? spell-check) and those seemed to ride really good no matter the tire pressure. Only reason I bought these Nitto's was because they were already mounted on the rims when I bought them and they had like close to 1/2 of the tread life left.. and the price I got the entire package for was unbelievable so I couldn't pass it up and just decided I would run these Nitto's until they become bald and then worry about finding a better tire to run. But yeah, 42psi is an all around good pressure to run your tires at if you do a lot of daily/in-town (city) driving. I do have a question for everyone though if you guys don't mind me asking that is. My question is.. is with these wide tires I'm running right now..the truck likes to pull to the left or right whenever I drive over roads that have been worn down and have those damn ruts you know? These wide tires want to fall into the cavity of the ruts and then it becomes almost a complete battle to keep the truck from falling into and following the ruts in the road. My question is this.. without having to buy a skinnier tire.. what would my options be in order to maybe help me keep the truck from fighting me at the wheel when this happens? I thought about maybe installing a steering stabalizer. Would that work? I mean, I'm sure it would.. but have any of you guys tried this or thought about it? If so, mind pointing me in the right direction? I mean, who sells them for a 2-wheel drive 2005 Chevrolet Silverado? Any help with this issue would be GREATLY appreciated because I bought this truck brand new right off the showroom floor back in 2005 and I've kept her in absolutely like-new condition for the past 7 years now and she still runs like she did new. Thanks.