Front Shocks for a 2000 LXI

[davidbrady]

Hi Morey,

My LXi weighed only 14750 lbs on its steer axle. The load tables recommend 105 psi, but I felt it rode stiff at that pressure. I know it goes against the safety police, but I ran 95 psi. I monitored runtime temps and pressure increases with my IR thermometer and my tire pressure monitor system. I found that the tires always increased by 10 psi when hot. If I set them to 95 they ran at 105 hot; likewise, 100 ran at 110 hot, and 105 ran at 115 hot. I concluded that I wasn't incurring undue heat by running at 95. My LXi settings were 85 psi tag and drive, and 95 psi steer. I ran 75000 miles this way without issue.

On my H3 I have 365's on my tag and steer and 315's on my drive. Funny that I run the same pressures on my H3: 85, 85, and 95. I also find the same behavior on the H3 anything over 105 psi on the steer feels stiff.