Do you guys agree or disagree with this video

https://youtu.be/iKQ_X-F_3R8?si=Xw6ts_rC7O1JU3rR

 

Overly complex suggestions, but also missing the important variables. Tire load rating and rig weight plays a much larger role.

LT E rated tires are going to need different pressures then P rated tires.

20 psi for trails, no more than 50mph for 50 minutes before you air back up to highway pressures is a good staring point for most Tacomas and 4runners.

I run 12psi offroad on LT C or D rated tires.

 

Absolutely not.

28 psi on a service road is rough, I go 18-20 psi and its like a cloud. Even on p metric tires going down a forestry road/service road I always suggest 20psi or less.

Actual technical stuff shouldnt be done without heavy mods, so sub 10psi

Mud/rocks/snow 10-15 psi

It all comes from experience but lower is always better.

 

Thanks for the input guys, im still pretty new to offroading

 

Airing down makes a HUGE difference in comfort and helps reduce some wear and tear on the suspension. Definitely a key thing to do when offroad.

Also you don't want to airdown in snow to float. You nearly always want to reach down to the dirt to get any sort of traction. You air down in snow to get as much traction on the dirt below as you can. The only way you float on snow is with those HUGE tires the arctic trucks use. But then their snow is nearly ice anyways.

edit: the best tires for snow are actually narrow tires. You want more contact pressure so you punch through the snow to the ground. The opposite is a very very common misconception.

 

When at the staging area, make nice with other trucks and see what they run, its how I learned, from others.

Find offroad groups and tag along. The video isn't "bad" but real life experience is best.

 

Someone just did an in length video on tire contact patch.
You might find it interesting.

I personally don't wheel my truck.
I use mine like a work truck.
I tow with it. And haul stuff in the bed.
So mine are typically at 32-34 psi.





https://youtu.be/pKheQ-MvBBw?si=6wD4lNQgNXUEJgOh

 

really depends on the snow.

if you watch casey ladelle on youtube, his washington powder develops a crust during the heat/cold cycles. every offroad recovery he makes is because someone breaks through that crust. he does what he can to stay on top it.

it was once said that the inuit had 50 different words for snow. and they ain't lying. the snow conditions and recommendations i can make in chicago are very different from the kind of snow and needs that colorado, or ontario gets.

i would highly recommend that you try to get in touch with some local offroading clubs for some better local pointers.