Took delivery of 6th Gen TRD Pro, got home and thought the ride was hard, and then...

I've been driving the 6th Gen TRD Pro for about a week and noticed that the ride was pretty hard (relative to my 5th gen). Chocked it up to a different suspension but didn't think much about it. Took it off road for the first time today (barely) and I was bouncing all around. I figured out how to check my tire pressure and saw that the tires (including the spare) were at 55psi(!) which I'm guessing was around 50 psi cold. WTF?!

I looked at the manual and it seems the recommended cold tire inflation pressure is 33psi. I texted the dealer to ask why they did that and no response yet.

Has anyone heard of this happening or was my situation just an anomaly?

 

Cars tires are usually filled up to the max air pressure during transit to avoid flatspots when sitting stationary for a long time. Every car maker does it, the 4Runner probably more so since it has to get on the ship, get to a US port, then wait there for port processing, then get on a rail or car carrier, then get delivered to each dealership.

Dealers are supposed to do pre-delivery inspections and make necessary adjustments but things do fall through the crack all the time. I wouldn't worry about it.

When I took delivery of my last 3/4 ton truck the rear tires were filled up to 80psi. I thought my kidneys were going to break into pieces every time I hit a small crack in the road, and I swore my teeth fillings were gonna come loose even though I have no fillings. LOL.

 

I found out that trails are much more fun when you air down

From 39 to 23 made it feel like butter

The first 3 miles... we're a little rough so to speak

 

Exactly the same thing happened to me. Pre-delivery inspection fail. I think they over-inflate tires to ship them so there wouldn't be flat spots.

 

Dealer failed to do the pre delivery inspection for what they are obligated to do.