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Air pressure on the road?

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Old 01-11-2014, 08:40 PM
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I know a lot of people have already written on this but I want to know if any one else is running a very similar set up and has any recommendations? I have a 2011 Jku 1.5" lift trimmed fenders trimmed bumper . So i'm a little lighter then normal but I will be adding weight lol. I am running 35x12.50r15 Km2s on steel wheels. I was wondering what the best tire pressure was to get good even tread wear on these tires. I will be doing a five tire rotation every 6K miles. Just want to get the psi perfect I have read some people running 28psi and then some running 37psi that's a huge difference. SOOOOOO THANKS
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I run btwn 28-30psi
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Its all kind of a guess...till you do the chalk test.;-)
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Originally Posted by 951JEEP
I run btwn 28-30psi
Chalk test is the best way to find out what YOU should run. But I run the same. Between 28-30 on my km2s.
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29 seems to be the sweet spot for me as well. The shop had them at 34-36 and the felt like damn rocks. 29 is perfect . THANKS
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It's probably common sense, but please describe the chalk method. I'm about to put 305/65/17 (33x12.50) BFG on mine.
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Here's a video on it....

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ojGsavK0Uwc&feature=youtube_gdata_player



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