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#1 Ace!

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Posted 14 November 2015 - 12:37 AM

If you have E rated tires, how low do you go?


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Posted 14 November 2015 - 12:50 AM

I leave mine at 50 on the front 55 on the back. I don't let them down.


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Posted 14 November 2015 - 01:42 AM

I've found that the off-pavement ride is considerably better at 40 psi vs. 50 psi. I've yet to go below 40 as it does what I need it to do and I don't feel like pushing that boundary.


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Posted 14 November 2015 - 01:48 AM

I thought 40 would be a good starting point, but wonder how many people go lower, or to what PSI.


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Posted 14 November 2015 - 02:18 AM

I run 33" BFG M/T KM2 on ATX Mojaves - 55 psi on highway, 25 psi offroad.

 

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Posted 14 November 2015 - 03:38 AM

Good to know.  Thanks!


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Posted 14 November 2015 - 03:38 AM

This thread is meaningless without any rig/weight specs.


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Posted 14 November 2015 - 03:42 AM

Yeah, well, that's just, like, your opinion, man.


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Posted 14 November 2015 - 03:45 AM

With 235/85 R16 tires on a 6,000# Tacoma I will air down to 30psi for really sandy stuff or very loose steep rock but have not yet found a need to go any lower. 


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Posted 14 November 2015 - 06:49 AM

Ok, I'm really confused. I run my Ram 2500 Megacab with a loaded Hawk, full everything, I'm running 600 lbs over GVWR. Tires are at 80 psi, just what they recommend, what am I doing wrong, if all of you are running E rated tires at 50 psi? Of course anything below 80 and I get low tire pressure lights! I understand why you might want to run a lower pressure in the sand, I lived and drove in the desert for 14 years, but for everyday use? Just noticed "Off-road", so is everyone running standard pressures normally?

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