Thread: 19" Maxxis AT Tyres

Another Maxxis update.

Yesterday had the wholesaler or looks after Maxxis file a warranty claim, outcome still to be determined, he is happy it's a legitimate claim just what they will come back with is unknown.

Interesting conversation with him though, he said that the Land Rover placard is wrong and that under 40psi is too low pressures.

He recommended 42psi front and 44psi rear

Also recommended not to drop pressures off road or dirt roads, only time to drop pressure is when there is a noticeable loss of traction.
He said dropping them bulges the sides and makes them vulnerable for stakes/cuts in sidewall.

there are so many different opinions on tyre pressures, what to and not to do sometimes I wonder if anyone really knows what their talking about.

So for now until my 18" rims arrive I'm going back to 42 rear 40 front. I think that's a happy medium.

Quote - "He recommended 42psi front and 44psi rear

Also recommended not to drop pressures off road or dirt roads, only time to drop pressure is when there is a noticeable loss of traction.
He said dropping them bulges the sides and makes them vulnerable for stakes/cuts in sidewall.

there are so many different opinions on tyre pressures, what to and not to do sometimes I wonder if anyone really knows what their talking about."

Here's an interesting Video of the Discovery 4 crossing Baboons Pass in Africa where the experienced tester/presenter recommends running the General Grabber AT 19" tyres fitted at 3 bar (43.5psi) to avoid cutting the sidewalls and allowing the terrain response to do it's work to overcome any slippage. Interesting to see how scratched the rims are and if this was the result of only one trip then you are justified in getting 18" rims for off road work.

[ame]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a81JPyo7J50[/ame]

Cheers

Jaybee

D4 MY12

It's all very interesting and traction control is good stuff for sure...bit without a shadow of a doubt the most effective way to climb up or over an obstacle is not to lose traction in the first place (or to mimimise its loss) and the best way to achieve that is to lower pressures to achieve maximum traction... so if not lowering then you are not getting the best out of your vehicle irrespective of make and model .Cheers

Tend to agree re tyre pressures , did a bit of seismic work in the canning basin running the seismic lines in another life , these lines go dead strait for miles and miles over ridges and sand dunes and are mostly sand all the way. No traction control or modern trickery back then .
We sometimes did let the big super single tyres on the big Isuzu 6x6 water truck down over some of the bigger dunes but other wise left the tyres on the 4x4 at normal pressures and learnt to keep out of trouble , certainly less staking of the tyres with the more flatter side walls .
Still use the same method today when out in the scrub , any way, time for a tooheys .

Ok so I got the phone call today, Maxxis are only replacing one tyre, the two original slits that I got first time round won't be replaced as they don't think are deep enough to be a concern.

So I'm going to let them replace it then I'll bring the brand new spare forward so there is two brand new spankers and two with 16k klm on them and then there up for sale, if anyone is interested

Are you selling just the tyres or complete with 19" rims?

I was going to keep the rims for the ever just in case tyre manufacturers start making a wider choice of LT tyres in different sizes and also for resale down the track.

I fall into the 'let pressures down' camp. The other day I was lazy on the beach/soft sand and you could tell the car was working really hard. Also didn't do it in some super bad mud/rain one time - and went off the track with no control. Big stamp on forehead - never again.
Its also better for this awesome environment we all love here in Oz.

Enjoying my Maxxis - may be my imagination but they are wearing a bit though. Time & $ will tell.