<span class="highlight">tyre</span> <span class="highlight">pressures</span>
Submitted: Wednesday, Sep 19, 2007 at 20:29
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louie the fly
Only 1 week to go till the big Fraser Island trip. Cant wait, been dozing off at work! What sort of
tyre pressures would you guys recommend as general rule of thumb for driving on Fraser (tubeless)? I don't want to keep letting down & pumping up all the time.
Cheers. 10 days on the island; WOW. I will post some info of the trip when we get back
Louie TF
Reply By: Member - Kiwi Kia - Wednesday, Sep 19, 2007 at 20:35
Wednesday, Sep 19, 2007 at 20:35
What type of vehicle ? How heavy ? What type of tyres ?
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Follow Up By: louie the fly - Wednesday, Sep 19, 2007 at 20:40
Wednesday, Sep 19, 2007 at 20:40
Oh yeah, good point. Toyota 4Runner, 4 passengers, fridge & 90L fuel. 205/80-16 Yokohama Super Digger.
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Reply By: Member - Duncs - Wednesday, Sep 19, 2007 at 20:41
Wednesday, Sep 19, 2007 at 20:41
The signs used to recommend 15psi. So that was what I set
mine too. It felt way too soft so I bumped them up to 18 and had no trouble at all.
I was in an 81 model MQ Patrol short wheel base SD33 with a full length roof rack which was full of camping gear for 4. Mum Dad, 4yr old girl and a 5 month old baby. It had 10R15's for boots.
Duncs
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Follow Up By: louie the fly - Wednesday, Sep 19, 2007 at 20:45
Wednesday, Sep 19, 2007 at 20:45
Thanks. I figured 15 - 20 was around the mark.
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Follow Up By: Smudger - Thursday, Sep 20, 2007 at 08:49
Thursday, Sep 20, 2007 at 08:49
Tests I've seen show that below 16psi and you risk rolling the tyres off the bead. We got around with no prob's at 18psi. You might need low range in the odd spot, like
the entrance to
Indian Head, but mostly hi range.
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Reply By: Member - Shane D (QLD) - Wednesday, Sep 19, 2007 at 21:03
Wednesday, Sep 19, 2007 at 21:03
I wouldn't go lower than 18 psi unless you have to, when on the tracks that criss-cross the island there are a lot of tree roots that are exposed and if you drive over a bit too quick you will bottom out the rim and may do damage.
The only place you might have go lower is as you get on/off beach, these
places chop up and get soft, all the centre tracks are fairly straight forward.
Take the dark glasses to lake McKenzie ;-)
Shane
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Reply By: Member - MrBitchi (QLD) - Thursday, Sep 20, 2007 at 08:07
Thursday, Sep 20, 2007 at 08:07
I tend not to let them down too far initially, about 22psi. A lot of your driving ends up being on the beach which is like driving up the freeway, so don't want them too soft. Most tracks can be done without going too low. Can always let out a few more lbs if the going gets really soft.
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Reply By: Chambo - Friday, Sep 21, 2007 at 09:11
Friday, Sep 21, 2007 at 09:11
Howdy, was there 3 weeks ago for 3 days in a very loaded GQ with 4 adults. I have Cooper STT's which are not the best for sand driving, but we did over 400k @ 20psi and had no problem. The island was still quite wet and the sand was very good. Cheers, Chambo
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