Airing down

Hey guys question I’m doing a trip this weekend with the wife and kid so it’s going to be mostly fire service roads so nothing crazy I’m still running stock tires on my trd sport should I air down and if so to what PSI would you recommend thanks for the help

 

It will make it much nicer for your fam. Also, washboard is 100% better aired down.

20psi gives a nice soft sidewall and no worries as long as you don't do anything really crazy. I've seen folks do interesting stuff with 10psi and no problems.

 

Idk if you need to for that. Depends on the terrain.

 

Do you have a real portable compressor (e.g., ViAir xxx)? When you air down you will also need to air up.

Logging/fire service roads, airing down is not necessary unless you get stuck.

YMMV.

 

Not to harp on them, well OK, yes I am. I’ve had a blowout and flat with the Kevlars off road. Be really careful where you are using them - don’t spin them, even accidentally, and don’t drive near sticks.

 

I don’t know much about the tires on Sports. The few I’ve seen don’t look very trail ready.

All I can say is air down and avoid big rocks.

PS - hope you have a portable compressor that connects to the battery; anything that connects to the lighter is pretty much worthless.

Have fun and good luck.

 

tires on the Sports ain't great. air down and be familiar with getting your spare down/ mounted. i know fire roads aren't the most difficult, but you'd be surprised what could pop up if they aren't maintained.

 

I've been on fire roads and some rocky areas without airing down on stocks without issue, but you never know. Probably better safe than sorry

 

Depends on your tires and terrain, generally speaking - if it's mostly forest roads and light trails, airing down isn't necessary imo, but does make things easier on your vehicle, passengers, and will give you more surface area.

On P rated tires, going down to the low 20's is fine. Just be sure you have a method of airing back up, assuming you won't be near a gas or service station.

To give you an example, I have the stock OR wrangler tires and usually do not need to air down for (most likely) similar terrain - I have not experienced issues so far. Granted, the tires are still new. That said, the AT tires on OR vs Sport trims are generally better off of pavement.



One last thing to note - it is a good idea to consider bringing basic recovery gear with you, which would mainly consist of a good shovel and recovery boards. Those items, as well as airing down, should get you out of most light situations.

Have fun dude!

 

I like to go down to around 20 PSI even for just washboarded roads it will give you better control and a smoother ride. Super aired up tires and too much speed on those roads and you can get sideways.

 

Lol... depends on the fire roads.


Pictures all taken on fire roads in the last couple weeks.

May not be "necessary" but certainly advisable.

 

Yeah what these guys said. Airing down will make it a smoother ride. When I didn’t have a compressor I would go down from 22-25 psi.

Now I have KO2s and a compressor. Last trip I went down to 10-12 psi but I was going really slow over rocks and stuff.