# 2000 Dodge Ram 2500 - Tire pressure question

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/2000-dodge-ram-2500-tire-pressure-question/177301>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** dodge\
**Created:** [June 7, 2021, 6:52pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2000-dodge-ram-2500-tire-pressure-question/177301 "2021-06-07T18:52:47Z")\
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**Author:** ![Johndoe45](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/71e660/32.png) [@Johndoe45](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Johndoe45)\
**Post date:** [June 7, 2021, 6:52pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2000-dodge-ram-2500-tire-pressure-question/177301/1 "2021-06-07T18:52:47Z")

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If you measure your tire pressure cold when  
it is 60 out and you put maximum pressure because of a load and the temperature out changes to 85 is you tire dangerously too high pressure?

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**Author:** ![Nevada\_545](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/nevada_545/32/41232_2.png) [@Nevada\_545](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Nevada_545)\
**Post date:** [June 7, 2021, 7:19pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2000-dodge-ram-2500-tire-pressure-question/177301/4 "2021-06-07T19:19:09Z")

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That would increase the pressure by 2.5 PSI.

That is insignificant for a light truck tire with a max cold pressure of 80 PSI.

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**Author:** ![VOLVO-V70](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/8e8cbc/32.png) [@VOLVO-V70](https://community.cartalk.com/u/VOLVO-V70)\
**Post date:** [June 7, 2021, 8:17pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2000-dodge-ram-2500-tire-pressure-question/177301/6 "2021-06-07T20:17:35Z")

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> [@Johndoe45](#):
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> it is 60 out and you put maximum pressure

Are you talking about the maximum pressure number on the side wall of the tire ? If so stop doing that . There is a label on your door jamb that says what to inflate your tires to . You can go a little over but I would not by more than 5 pounds when hauling a heavy load.

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**Author:** ![Nevada\_545](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/nevada_545/32/41232_2.png) [@Nevada\_545](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Nevada_545)\
**Post date:** [June 7, 2021, 8:34pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2000-dodge-ram-2500-tire-pressure-question/177301/7 "2021-06-07T20:34:39Z")

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Dodge trucks did not have the tire pressure on a door label in 2000. There is a chart that came with the owners manual showing tire pressures for each series and configuration.

Light load for a 2500 is generally 35 to 45 PSI, full load can be as high as 80 PSI.