Thread: 19" Maxxis AT Tyres

Originally Posted by Jaybee

Thanks Scott. With my GY Wranglers I'm running 42 front and 46 rear when highway towing which seems to work out okay so I'd be doing similar with LT tyres such as the Maxxis.

Not towing my dealer set the pressure 40 all round. No sidewall bulging. Noise is up but at 100kph it doesn't matter. Regretfully 60 the normal urban limit is the loudest.

Jaybee, 46psi in the rear! Take into account the 4psi rule and they are up around 50psi.
Any signs of wear in the centre of the trye? I guess if your towing a 3T van they may need to be up that high?
Cheers
Scott.

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Originally Posted by Jaybee

Thanks Scott. With my GY Wranglers I'm running 42 front and 46 rear when highway towing which seems to work out okay so I'd be doing similar with LT tyres such as the Maxxis. Do they have a psi rating on the sidewall? Good to hear that the Maxxis fell better when cornering, hopefully it's not just that new tyre feeling. It would be interesting to see how you rate them in sand and off road as well as on-road in the wet.

That's insanely high.... Why the heck would you be doing that?

The more I'm reading up, the more I'm thinking of maybe just sticking with the 19" rims and giving the Maxxis LT's a go, maybe?

I'm hoping maybe in time there will be more tyre choices, maybe?

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Originally Posted by Babs

The more I'm reading up, the more I'm thinking of maybe just sticking with the 19" rims and giving the Maxxis LT's a go, maybe?

I'm hoping maybe in time there will be more tyre choices, maybe?

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My next set will be the Maxxis unless I hear a few reports that they have a catastrophic failure - then I may have to think about it.

I am also hoping that as Maxxis can release a LT tyre in 19" it might encourage other manufacturers to pick up their game.... probably won't happen, but I can dream can't I?

That would be great
Would it be too much to ask for a 265/60-19 LT

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Originally Posted by Tombie

That's insanely high.... Why the heck would you be doing that?

Sorry Tombie, I should have clarified that. The D4 door plate suggests 36 front and 42 rear for a loaded vehicle so that's where I started. I'm running a Safety Tyre monitoring system on both the D4 and the caravan and the figures I mentioned (42F and 46R) are the running temperatures (hot) that I aim for. I have found that the D4 and van feel more stable at these temps when towing. I have LT tyres on the caravan and I run them at 48 to 50 when hot. Tyres appear to be a pretty contentious issue and I have been told that I could safely run the LT caravan tyres up to 60 psi.

Another contested issue is the practice of running 42 to 44 psi in 19 inch tyres when rock crawling and sharp stone tracks in order to protect the sidewalls. This is totally opposite from the accepted view of lowering the tyre pressure for these situations. Yes there would be less traction but possibly less damage and punctures to the sidewalls of the OEM 19 inch tyres?