Lift/suspension inquiries

Google led me here and immediately obvious this is the go-to place for Tundra/Toyota info so I LOVE OUR TUNDRA! I promise it's like it was made for my husband and I. Best truck/vehicle ever..... buuuut we've had some issues with tire pressure I can only assume due to the suspension.? I'm no where near as savvy as most people on this page but I do have common sense and since January we've had to put air in the tires at least 4xs. Idk if that's just a normal part of having a truck w suspension or something needs to be addressed. My husband had a membership to a drive through carwash where u put the truck in N and it pulls it through. Well after a couple times I noticed that driving the body was kinda shaking, and it was pulling to the right hard and it wasn't like that before. So I told him to take it to the dealership and get it checked out. He's a great businessman but not mechanically inclined. He said they aligned it and it doesn't pull anymore but the tire pressure issue has been ongoing. I can feel the difference when the psi is what it should be i.e feels more stable, sits higher, handles better, etc. Idk how lifted it is but the tire size is 35 12.5 or 33? The dealership is pretty shady w details and I haven't had a chance to look myself but I will when he gets home bcuz these are important things to know. He doesn't ask questions and I do but bcuz I'm a youngish, woman, and blonde have yet to get the straight answers I need. The back passenger side tire had a nail that did puncture it and the service guy plugged and patched it, we're planning to drive 400+mi for the 4th and between the issues we've already had and it now patched and plugged I'm worried that he should have just got a new tire. I asked the guy how many miles it's good for he said the same expectancy as before but I was already questioning these tires expectancy. Is it normal to have to add air so frequently? The psi is supposed to be 45 and they don't stay at 45, we got air last night it was around 30psi. Waaaayyyy off! Here's a pic 2d, 3d, 4th, opinions/info/facts are needed. I've got 2girls under 2 and another? Baby otw so I don't have time to call around check around I research web for reliable sources

 

Obviously your tire has a leak. Either the guy who repaired it did a sub-par job or you’ve run over something else that punctured it again. I would take the truck to a different shop and have it looked at or replaced. I would not go on a road trip with it leaking. This is definitely not normal and has nothing to do with the suspension. Good luck!

 

Welcome and thats a nice looking truck

 

Wowza

 

Definitely a leaking tire. Either a bad patch job, another hole, or leaking valve stem.

 

first, welcome to best tundra forum there is!

second, the pink / italic font is very hard to read.

third, exactly what tundra 234 said.

forth, congrats on the baby OTW.

tires that require a regular top-off of air is NOT suspension related.

 

Welcome!

As stated, sounds like you have a leak.

The only 2 times I had to air up my tires in over 2 years, I found nails in the tire. Luckily a local tire shop was able to fix it both times.

 

Welcome from NC!

 

one crazy thing....i had a bad valve stem once.......i bought the tool that you unscrew the valve out with and put a new one in....good to go. Just a thought however

 

I had a buddy use one of the car washes before and afterwards started to have a leak in a tire after awhile it was determined to be a bent or cracked rim causing the leak. I’d also have a reputable place also check the rim when they check the tire. Good luck.