[boguenator]

everyone talks about tire pressure in the sand dunes but what about driving on the street and in the desert. i have 27 mud lights no long travel

 

[Brian B]

I run 7 to 8 psi in the desert. Really depends on if you have beadlocks or not, and tire height.

 

[Snapper692]

I think ITP says 12 PSI for those on the side by sides........I run 12 on the road and 6 in the sand.

 

[SOUTHBAYRHINO]

What pressure do you guys think would be good for an MX track for some Terracrosses with or withou beadlocks??? I've been running up to 15psi, but not sure if I should be more or less.

 

[CaptAz]

Well, going back to my crawler days I usually ran 5psi or less with a bead locked 40 inch tire. The lower the preasure the wider your foot print, good for sand and rocks. Low preasure also acts like more suspention. Picture a low presure tire wraping around a rock/bump and then a higher presure tire just rolling over it. The problem is without bead locks, sidewall presure will break a bead. That's a bad thing at speed.

My Rhino had 10 psi from te dealer, I'll try out 7 today and see if it makes a differance in ride and handling

just my $.02 worth

 

[fergie80]

I normally ride at 7-8 psi in the desert and 3-4psi in the sand.

 

[fergie80]

I normally ride at 7-8 psi in the desert and 3-4psi in the sand.

This is why I think I need beadlocks.

 

[jusduneit]

beadlocks

Has anyone ever seen or had a wheel un-bead with low pressure?? with just "normal" desert riding!!! i think most tires are rated at like 7-12 max air??

 

[SOUTHBAYRHINO]

Maybe I need to lower my pressure down a lil anyway, and try it, but I do have beadlocks but they are 14's. I want to use 12" to race, and OMF is 3 weeks back on locking wheels at the moment, so I'll have to wait, but for now I'll have to take my chances with regular wheels.

 

[Brian B]

Re: beadlocks

Has anyone ever seen or had a wheel un-bead with low pressure?? with just "normal" desert riding!!! i think most tires are rated at like 7-12 max air??

I have run my stockers down to two psi, and had no problem other than bending the wheel due to the tire beings so soft.......

 

[boguenator]

i ran 12 psi this weekend in the desert and it seemed perfect, thats with 27" mud lite and itps 7. thanks for the info.

 

[mikef]

Stock size ITP Terra Cross (6 ply) .....

In the sand - I run the fronts at 4psi and the rears at 6psi .... I like a little rear tire spin to keep up the revs on the underpowered motor ..... any lower on the rears and it seems to grab a little to much and bog the motor....

In the dirt - I run the fronts at 10 and the rears at 12 ...... any lower than this and it had to much tire roll ...... it also depends on your driving style. I dont like tire roll..... I like to slide the rear end around corners...