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09-14-2020, 10:55 AM

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Air down for non technical dirt roads?

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Posted By basssears

Thanks again to everyone who spoke up... we came...

Thanks again to everyone who spoke up... we came out right around 10,000# (about 5600 on the rear) and aired down to 35 front / 40 rear for the worst of the roads and it was a much more comfortable...

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08-13-2020, 07:47 PM

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Air down for non technical dirt roads?

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Posted By basssears

Bolty, can you clarify what you mean by "lost 3...

Bolty, can you clarify what you mean by "lost 3 rear tires"? Too much or too little pressure? Killed them on rocks, overheated on paved roads?

-- Bass

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08-12-2020, 01:16 PM

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Air down for non technical dirt roads?

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Posted By basssears

Got the van weighed today at our dump. Can't do...

Got the van weighed today at our dump. Can't do individual wheels but total weight was 9560#, rear axle only on the scale was 5,800#, so figure 3,760# up front. This was semi full (full fuel, full...

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08-09-2020, 03:56 PM

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Air down for non technical dirt roads?

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Posted By basssears

Pack (lots) more beer to get the weight up? :b1: ...

Pack (lots) more beer to get the weight up? :b1:

Hah, sorry, I have no idea how low you'd want to go, being on the low side of the scale wasn't an issue I was anticipating.

Forum: General Sportsmobile

08-08-2020, 09:41 AM

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Air down for non technical dirt roads?

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Posted By basssears

Thanks Scotty, really appreciate the info since...

Thanks Scotty, really appreciate the info since it's right in line with what I'm wrestling around, same engine, probably same weight (only chance to weigh something in my area is at the dump, going...

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08-07-2020, 06:38 PM

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Air down for non technical dirt roads?

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Posted By basssears

Thanks. I did eventually find this chart...

Thanks.

I did eventually find this chart too:
https://tirepressure.com/lt265-75r16-tire-pressure
... and as you pointed out previously the numbers match up across manufacturers. I'm going to see...

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08-07-2020, 05:49 PM

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Air down for non technical dirt roads?

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Posted By basssears

Strangely, Goodyear's chart doesn't show the...

Strangely, Goodyear's chart doesn't show the Goodyear Wrangler Kevlars I have... they are 265/75R16 E rated tires, and their chart only goes up to 65 PSI for that size tire even though max on my...

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08-07-2020, 06:56 AM

Replies: 58

Air down for non technical dirt roads?

Views: 10,796

Posted By basssears

Thanks for everyone's input, good stuff as...

Thanks for everyone's input, good stuff as always.

I think I can go to the dump and just get my overall van weighed, how do people weigh each corner?

-- Bass

Forum: General Sportsmobile

08-06-2020, 01:19 PM

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Air down for non technical dirt roads?

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Posted By basssears

In my '85 4Runner I do subscribe to the "5 or 50"...

In my '85 4Runner I do subscribe to the "5 or 50" theory for washboard... the big van not so much :)

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08-06-2020, 12:40 PM

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Air down for non technical dirt roads?

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Posted By basssears

Err, umm, OK, that's not what I expected. I was...

Err, umm, OK, that's not what I expected. I was under the impression higher pressures were going to give me, for lack of a better word, "tighter" handling at highway speeds. It's been a while...

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08-06-2020, 12:15 PM

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Air down for non technical dirt roads?

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Posted By basssears

Air down for non technical dirt roads?

We are looking at ~85 miles of dirt road driving next weekend and curious if people generally air down for comfort when driving long dirt distances? My impression of the road is that it is NOT...

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