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What is the best tyre pressure to use off road
« on: May 07, 2007, 15:05:05 »
Hi

I have a disco 1 3.5 v8 running BFG mud terrain tyres, what tyre pressures do you guys use when off roading.

I went to billing the other week and struggled making one of the hills, when I checked the tyre pressures the fronts were at 36psi could this be the problem ?

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« Reply #1 on: May 07, 2007, 16:05:16 »
Personally I'd start high until I got stuck and then let some air out, to about 25psi, and then further if I needed to.
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Re: What is the best tyre pressure to use off road
« Reply #2 on: May 07, 2007, 17:58:07 »
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Hi

I went to billing the other week


i didnt know thier course was open all year around. i thought it was a 1 off special course for the big show.

as per psi i always run at 32psi ish as i have noway of reinflating them to get back home again!
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« Reply #3 on: May 07, 2007, 21:20:45 »
wow, im not saying this is right but i normally run 26/28

i rarely air down unless its a hard day and then i drop to around 18psi.

When i do rock crawling or something of that ilk i drop to 12/14...not too suitable for laning as they dont like going fast at that pressure.....
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« Reply #4 on: May 07, 2007, 22:45:28 »
1st off all, thanks for a great weekend bulli  :lol:

tyre wise, when offroad, id run your tyres for normal cond's at 22psi, but if it was real soft ground id drop down to 18psi.....16 at a push

at weekend i started at 18psi and ended up down at 13 but had to be real carefull in some places expecialy on the rock punches

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« Reply #5 on: May 07, 2007, 23:16:31 »
Glad to be of service, few more coming up if you are interested. :D
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« Reply #6 on: May 07, 2007, 23:27:33 »
already filling entrys in bud  :wink:
bit of fixing to do now tho, christend both front wings  :roll:
suppose you heard of our little misshap on ss2  :oops:  :oops:
tree jumped out behind me  :evil: then another at the front......and then got pinned by them both  :P

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« Reply #7 on: May 08, 2007, 09:18:44 »
well these things happen!lol

Well done BTW its a great venue. We are hopefully holding a challenge there in October...but it will be the full scale event.
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