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    Quote Originally Posted by RHS58 View Post
    48/50? Didn't you find the ride a little firm?
    My thinking as well?

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    We are looking at exporting Summer Air from Doomadgee to our poor Southern Cousins next year.

    We are yet to decide how to package it, bottle, can, cardboard box?

    But, Humidity will be included free of charge, not as an optional extra.

    Look out for it in a $2 shop near you!

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    I ran my D2 at 46psi on 265/75 697's.

    The ride was never harsh and wear was very even.

    Didn't really like the tyres much , but thats another story

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    Quote Originally Posted by mikel View Post
    Having recently fitted a set of 265/60/18LT D697's to the 2.7 D4, I'm interested in what air pressures people run in these for general highway use. I plan to run 4psi above the placard pressures to start with and see how we go.

    So far I'm pretty impressed with the ride quality etc but will be giving them a good run next week towing a 2t van to Victorian south coast and return to Sydney.

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    I run my 6 PSI above placard when fully laden. So 42 F and 48 R. Seems to work.

    If unloaded they are a bit firm but OK.

    GD-4

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    Quote Originally Posted by mikel View Post
    Having recently fitted a set of 265/60/18LT D697's to the 2.7 D4, I'm interested in what air pressures people run in these for general highway use. I plan to run 4psi above the placard pressures to start with and see how we go.



    So far I'm pretty impressed with the ride quality etc but will be giving them a good run next week towing a 2t van to Victorian south coast and return to Sydney.



    Thanks


    Have always run mine around 40psi on road and they are close to 80,000km now.

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    Quote Originally Posted by RHS58 View Post
    48/50? Didn't you find the ride a little firm?


    It might be a measure of how bad the set coming off was but no. When I first drove it, I was really happy and was worried that they hadn't put much in them. Having said that, I did LCA rear bushes, tie rod ends and the new tyres (all well over due) so the overall improvement was fantastic, which might mask any harshness of the high pressures.
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    Air pressures are one of the most variable things on the internet with everyone having their own opinion and pressure they like the most.

    I have tried a lot of things but I am now back to close to placard.

    I have a long range tank and when touring I pull a 1.5 tonne camper somI home with the heavy load number. 42 on the rear, I go to 38, 2 above placard for the front.

    I find that works well. For what it's worth, which isn't much.

    That's for a D3 on 18s

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    Quote Originally Posted by Chops View Post
    You could always fill them with nitrogen,,, carry a bottle with you for when you have to air down,,, then you can fill them up again
    I usually fill my tyres with a mixture (roughly 78 per cent nitrogen, 21 per cent oxygen, and 1 per cent argon) with a bit of good old cO2 and water vapour thrown in for good measure.

    I've been using it for years, as it's low cost and quite readily available.
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    Loaded with the camper on, I go 44psi(placard pressure) in the rear, unloaded 40psi 2 above placard.

    The front I go 36psi loaded or unloaded (7 above placard of 29psi) seems to be OK so far over the last 5yrs, but ks are not my major issue, tyre damage is our main problem, chips, cuts, sidewall cuts and up until recently, wheel allignment wear, so now hopefully not so many allignments and tyre rotations.
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    Seems to be a good deal on these at the moment (at least for WA folk) $329ea via Bridgestone stores.

    Was quoted $415ea a while back.

    I think they must be matching the Tyresales.com.au offer.

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