Arb tire deflator vs Staun tire deflator

Same with the eBay ones. It's not a hard design to copy.

 

Yeah don't leave them on. Or leave them on when just going on dirt track prior to the trailhead then take them off.

 

Yeah, not too bad. You could make an adapter for a compressor and set it to blow 15 psi and set them that way. Or just deflate to 18, then use a guage to manually deflate to 15 and then screw the Stauns back on and adjust.

 

So by putting the stauns on after bringing it down to something like 16 you just adjust until a little bit escapes, lock tight them and call it a day?

 

But do those come with a super cool leather pouch?

 

I have the ARB one. I've heard the staun works good too though.

 

What do you like about the arb one better?

 

Yup a little trial and error but once set you're done.

 

Much easier to set from what I understand. I haven't actually tried the other but I have heard they can get difficult to change how much PSI they keep in.

The ARB is easy to take out exactly what you want. And when you consider different terrain you'll want different PSI the ARB is flexible for all of them without needing to tinker with it.

I've seen guys use them too. The ARB is faster per tire but since you're doing one at a time works out to be slower. And you have to actually do work with it. Where you can put the staun on and come back when it's done.

 

No they don't but I did put mine in a super cheap Ziploc bag

 

I've got a similar product I use on a different vehicle with 35x12.5r17 that are run at 60~70 psi on the road due to the vehicle weight. So it's takes years to air down, so I put them on, drive off, next stop I remove them.

 

So noob question: how do you reinflate your tires? An on board compressor?

 

That is one way. I use a CO2 tank. Or you drive to the nearest gas station and use one lol.

 

I have both and like the ARB.

I've had the Staun deflators (and similar ones from other brands) stick and let all the air out of the tire.

I like the ARB because you can put the tire to the exact pressure you want, it's fast and foolproof. You do have to do each tire individually, but that's not a big deal. My Jeep has 40s on beadlocks and I air down from 26 to 6 at the trailhead. I'd hate to have to wait for the automatic deflators. I also like going around to each wheel so I remember to do what I need to at each corner (lock/unlock hubs, connect/disconnect sway bars).

 

I guess for you hardcore jeepers it's a little different story

 

Not really,, I don't trust the auto deflators to stop where they're supposed to. If a beadlock wheel on the buggy goes to 0 it's no big deal, you just reinflate it, but if a non-beadlock wheel goes to 0 it's real easy to unseat the bead and you'd have to reseat that before being able to fill it back up. That can be a real pain on the trail.

 

What psi do y'all usually deflate to?

 

15

 

Does that vary depending on the application? Sand, snow, mud, dirt, etc?

 

Definitely can... Some guys go down to 8 or 10 in deep sand, mud, or if there crawling. If you're going a little faster on hard pack guys generally run 18-20 ish. I like to go to 15 because it's kind've an in between. I know I'll basically be and to handle anything on the trip. And the lower the PSI the softer the ride, aka the more forgiving all the bumps etc will be on rattling away everything inside of your truck