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Whats the correct tyre pressure

Submitted: Monday, Nov 01, 2004 at 14:56

Zebu

i am so confused about tyre pressures. Running 30x95x15" Hankooks on a 95 Mitsi Triton. What is the best allround pressure for road travel - i have been told anywhere from 30PSI to 38PSI? Which is the best all round pressure?

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AnswerID: 82563   Submitted: Monday, Nov 01, 2004 at 15:10

Banjo (SA) replied:

IMO, you could do worse than try 38-40 for the blacktop, 28-30 for the gravel (with slower, careful speeds of course) and around 16 - 18 in the sand...with that width of tread, they should be real demons in the sand, on a Triton.

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FollowupID: 341618   Submitted: Monday, Nov 01, 2004 at 17:19

Member - Blue (VIC) posted:

Turning might also be a problem with 95 inches of tread...LOL

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AnswerID: 82578   Submitted: Monday, Nov 01, 2004 at 17:31

Phil G replied:

I'd pretty much agree with Banjo, but given the vehicle weight and the tyres used, I'd suggest
32-35 on bitumen, 23-25 on gravel, and air down to whatever on sand.

Cheers
Phil
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AnswerID: 82599   Submitted: Monday, Nov 01, 2004 at 18:55

Member - Jeff M (WA) replied:

On the road I run my Desert Dullers at 40-45psi. Less for gravel, and about 12-18psi for sand.

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FollowupID: 341724   Submitted: Monday, Nov 01, 2004 at 23:58

Truckster (Vic) posted:

45psi?!?!?!! must be like driving on steel rims!
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FollowupID: 341748   Submitted: Tuesday, Nov 02, 2004 at 09:12

Utemad posted:

We run 55psi in 265/75 16 tyres on the F250s. However they weigh 3500kg.

Whatever you find is good for you is fine with me though.
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FollowupID: 341773   Submitted: Tuesday, Nov 02, 2004 at 11:48

Member - Jeff M (WA) posted:

Yup, my old man you to run 55psi on the loaded up land cruisers up north, driving on 60c + roads with soft tyres is a really fast way to roll over...

Truckster, what do you run?
Have you tried it before you knocked it? :-P

45PSI is not bad at all mate, not much difference in ride from 40 but economy and power is much better and I find the sides of the Desert Dullers don't get chopped out around town.
I guess it's up to the tyres and the vehicle, but I ran 45psi on my rocky with 9R BFG all terains too and it was great.


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FollowupID: 342013   Submitted: Thursday, Nov 04, 2004 at 10:50

Truckster (Vic) posted:

Jeff..
Yea sadly have tried 58psi! When they fitted my MTR's that was what was in them when I got home. I originally thought it was the "new tire syndrome" of not being used to them..
It was like driving on rims without any rubber. Rough as a veteran junkies face.
Down to 35psi and all is well..
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FollowupID: 342032   Submitted: Thursday, Nov 04, 2004 at 12:48

Member - Jeff M (WA) posted:

ROTFLMAO!
Yeah that would have been a little rough!

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AnswerID: 82730   Submitted: Tuesday, Nov 02, 2004 at 13:39

Moose replied:

Mate I bet you're non the wiser after all the answers you've received. May I suggest that you try the 4psi trick to get a reasonable pressure. This only applies to travel on bitumen (and I guess really good quality dirt roads). I suggest you use 32psi as the starting pressure. Then go for a decent drive - long enough for the tyres to get to normal operating temperature. Then stop and take the pressure readings. If the readings are about 4psi more than when you started then you had the correct starting pressure. If you have more than 4psi above starting pressure then you didn't have enough to begin with so add a bit and try again. If you have less than a 4psi increase it means the starting pressure was too high so let a bit out. In time you'll figure out how much you need when empty and loaded. Obviously ambient temperatures will make a difference but at least I hope to have given you a means to work it out for yourself. This method, I believe, comes from Pirelli, but I may be wrong.
As others have said you'll need to adjust when off the bitumen to suit conditions.
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