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Old Aug 25, 2010 | 11:30 PM
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Originally Posted by xjmarc
Why so much off road? We ran 15 in my brother ZJ on 31s and it was still bouncy. I run 10 in my 35s and ran 12 in my 33s. I've run as low a 6 in the 35s and didn't loose a bead.
Because I'm on 31s.The more air you let out the lower your Jeep will sit meaning less ground clearance.
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Old Aug 25, 2010 | 11:36 PM
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Originally Posted by troy fritz
I run 32 to 35 in my 31s on the street and 18 to 20 offroad.
Originally Posted by xjmarc
Why so much off road? We ran 15 in my brother ZJ on 31s and it was still bouncy. I run 10 in my 35s and ran 12 in my 33s. I've run as low a 6 in the 35s and didn't loose a bead.
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Because I'm on 31s.The more air you let out the lower your Jeep will sit meaning less ground clearance.
Agreed with Troy. I run 35 normally in my 31s and about 18 on the trail because even though most people say it won't blow the bead, I'm still weary of this being that I gotta drive it home from the trail too lol
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Old Aug 25, 2010 | 11:41 PM
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47psi holey freaking hell !!
as mentioned, the xj is fairly light, so don't go by what's on the sidewall, unless you drive a loaded 1 ton. lol.

you can do the chalk method, but with no idea in mind, it may take a while to figure it out.

when i ran 33's, i had them around 22psi for the road and 12 on the trail with an 8 inch rim.

if i had 31's, i'd probably run them at about 26psi.

now with my 36's, i run 12 on the street and 2 on the trail.
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Old Aug 26, 2010 | 02:32 PM
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Originally Posted by Lightfoot
I run on the street 30 psi in my 33/12.50 15 and on the trail I been running 15 but think I will go to 10 to 12 and see how they do.

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now with my 36's, i run 12 on the street and 2 on the trail.
HOLY !@#$! Seriously?
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Old Aug 26, 2010 | 02:47 PM
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2 lbs with locks no problem, lowest I've ran without Bead locks is 4 in the rear 5 in the front.
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Old Aug 26, 2010 | 03:39 PM
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I run 40 psi on street. 15" wheels have so much sidewall they still ride nice and the high pressure makes for less wear and rolling resistance. Off road, I air down to 28 or 30..still enough to expressway home...but I don't do anything wild with it offroad. Just two-tracks, snow, etc.
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Old Aug 26, 2010 | 09:41 PM
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yup, but my 36 inch iroks are bias 6ply sidewall and are made for lower air pressure. any more than 12 and it's rough as hell.

and yeah, with locks i can actually go down to 0psi.
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Old Aug 27, 2010 | 10:56 AM
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0 is possible with locks, although a friend I wheel with in the snow lost a tire when he was running inter airlocks on 37s
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Old Aug 27, 2010 | 11:32 AM
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I read in a 4x4 mag that to find the right pressures for different temperatures, loads and conditions you take front and rear pressures cold, and then again immediately after at least 20 minutes at highway speeds or more and there should be a 4 psi increase. If there is more than 4 psi, than you had too little to start with and if there is less than 4 psi, then you had too much.
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Old Aug 27, 2010 | 03:26 PM
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I wheel with a guy that runs 47s and doesn't even use valve stems in the wheels, says he doesn't need them.
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Old Aug 27, 2010 | 05:47 PM
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Don't know about running without stems but I know guys who pull their valve cores.
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Old Aug 27, 2010 | 06:14 PM
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Paco182, sounds interesting, would probably work great on a car that does pavement. On something I drive both on pavement, and air down for rocks and snow, I think you would be doing a lot of air checks.
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Old Aug 27, 2010 | 06:47 PM
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Rock,
It's supposed to find the ideal pressure for the load you'll have on a frequent basis. One would only have to do it once, get a base line so to say. Air down for the trail, then return to base for the road.
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Originally Posted by xjmarc
I wheel with a guy that runs 47s and doesn't even use valve stems in the wheels, says he doesn't need them.
How do you put air in the tires? or doesnt he?
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Old Aug 28, 2010 | 07:13 AM
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Originally Posted by No4x4Yet
How do you put air in the tires? or doesnt he?
More than likely it's a bias ply tire and they don't even need air if they're using bead lock wheels
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