Thread: Tyre pressure offroad, who does what?

It all depends on what ground you are running on, your vehicle load and if you are towing or not, It also depends on what tyres/rims you are running.

On the beach I will normally start at 18psi front and 22psi rear with my D2a and I can go a lot lower than that if I have to because the chances of popping a bead in the D2a rims at low pressure is pretty minimal due to their design.

With the 79series I will also start off at 18psi front and 22psi rear But I am ruluctant to go much lower because the chances of popping a bead is pretty high on the steel rims.

Mud, Rocks and dirt all require differant tyre pressures again so it really is a case of suck it and see what pressures work for you on the differant surfaces.

Get a Good tyre gauge and pump and experiment is my advice because there is No "One size fits all" as far as tyre pressures go

Already tyre pressures again ? What happened to 'Grease v Oil' in swivels and 'Gl4 v Gl5' gear oil, Weren't they next in line ?.W.

Originally Posted by B.S.F.

What happened to 'Grease v Oil' in swivels and 'Gl4 v Gl5' gear oil, Weren't they next in line ?.W.

On a motorcycle forum I frequent, all oil questions MUST be in the Big Oil Thread.

I tend to start at approx 21 on the front and approx 24 on the rear. Haven't gone lower yet.

Originally Posted by B.S.F.

Already tyre pressures again ? What happened to 'Grease v Oil' in swivels and 'Gl4 v Gl5' gear oil, Weren't they next in line ?.W.

Im just genuinely curious. I've never owned a 4x4 that had such a difference in front and rear pressures.

Thought ide ask before i hit the beach

Originally Posted by trout1105

the chances of popping a bead in the D2a rims at low pressure is pretty minimal due to their design

Yeah ok, can't say I've heard of this before. Sounds interesting. I'll have to look that up.

And yeah got all the gear, plenty of experience on the beach. I was just wondering what the more experienced disco owners do in regards to the large front and rear difference in recommended pressures. Not something I've had on any of my other fourbys

Originally Posted by shayne86

Yeah ok, can't say I've heard of this before. Sounds interesting. I'll have to look that up.

It is difficult to remove the tyres from the D2 rims. I have the tyre levers and the army tyre pliers. It is a royal pain to remove them.

we have been down to 12 and 15 in very soft sand down on the treacherous beaches between Robe and Beachport but turning very carefully so as not to lose a tyre of the rim .