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Old 07-28-2013, 09:12 AM
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I've read a ton on here about airing down and was SURPRISED to read that most guys go as low as 12psi. I have stock BFG MT and was a little nervous at 22psi. My concern was a side wall puncture more than loosing a bead. Any thoughts from anyone?
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This weekend we had guys drop to 10psi 8psi i went to 12 but gotta be careful it's easy to bust s bead that low
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Originally Posted by No$4upgrades
I've read a ton on here about airing down and was SURPRISED to read that most guys go as low as 12psi. I have stock BFG MT and was a little nervous at 22psi. My concern was a side wall puncture more than loosing a bead. Any thoughts from anyone?
Since you mentioned yours were stock BFG's, you can generally go down to 15 psi, which is what I ran when I had stockers. It all depends on the size of the tire and weight of the vehicle.

With my 37's, I run them at 9 psi for good traction and have had good luck not blowing a bead. As soon as I acquire some bead locks, I'll run them even lower
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I was nervous too when aired down to 20lbs. I stopped being nervious after seeing nearly the entire weight of the jeep (JKU) supported by one tire when fully flexed and barely bulged. My are Toyo AT2's in eload.
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I aired down to 18-20 psi with my stock wrangler sra's and stock wheels. With 35's on 15x8 wheels, I do 10-14 depending on trails
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14PSI on our 35" Duratracs. Any of the guys I'm seen cut a sidewall were running fully aired. I'm on my second set of Dura's and I do a lot of crawling over stumps and sharp sticks without issue. Just go slow and be aware of what your tires are doing/driving over
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I go down to 12-14 lbs. with 285/75-17 KM2's on stock wheels with no problems yet.
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I'm a 12 psi kinda guy, no problems so far and the grip is much better. Just take it easy and you'll be fine.
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I learned the air down lesson the hard way... Punctured a sidewall because I wasn't aired down. I had always assumed it was mor for traction and figured I would air down when I started slipping. Never occurred to me that punctures were more likely at full pressure. Oh well, I got new wheels and tires out of it! :-)
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34" Mickey Thompson Baja MTZ's...12lbs psi, 40mph all day long on the dirt roads. I run 12lbs often.

Originally Posted by No$4upgrades
I've read a ton on here about airing down and was SURPRISED to read that most guys go as low as 12psi. I have stock BFG MT and was a little nervous at 22psi. My concern was a side wall puncture more than loosing a bead. Any thoughts from anyone?


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