I thought he sounded like Mr. Van Driessen from Bevis and But head at first...but later settled on a Mr. Rogers/Bob Ross hybrid. Can you say happy little tires?...good...I thought you could 😂
I've got a perfect example of this principal. Last winter it came a slick ice/snow storm in East Tennessee as usual people where caught coming home from work as it dropped several inches of snow/ice in a very short time. I saw several full size trucks, jeeps, very capable 4x4 vehicles getting stuck and sliding of the road. I have a fairly stock 98 grand Cherokee with Good Year wrangler A/T tires I aired down to 15 psi, and was able to go anywhere. At one time I passed a F150 4x4 a brand new Dodge with lift and huge tires up a 30 degree slope with ease. Must air them down
That was just what I was looking for! I'm a semi new wheeler and wanted to know the details of air down vs not airing down! You nailed it sown for me brother! Thank you!
if you are worried about it try bringing the pressure down slowly. first try 13psi, then if you don't have any problem next time try 12, then 11, then 10. Make sure to carry a spare when you are testing and a way to air up as well.
The practical lower limit to tire pressure is the amount of buckling in the sidewall. If the sidewall is not buckling, you can drive it at low speeds until it heats up. Once the sidewall heats up, then the tire pressure needs to be increased or the speed reduced to avoid destroying the tire with excessive heat. When we are snow wheeling (under 30 mph and below freezing) tires can be run all day with no air in them. As they heat up or break in, buckling becomes visible. The pressure needs to be increased to prevent buckling. Some tires need only 2 PSI to prevent buckles. Some require 12 PSI. It is important for your buddies to report buckling to you as you drive. It is also important to keep airing down as you go up the hill and gradually airing back up as you come down. Tire behavior at 2 PSI is greatly effected by elevation pressure and temperature differences. A 1000 foot change in elevation creates a 1 PSI change in tire pressure due to elevation alone. Air will need to be adjusted to get the same performance at the new elevation.
This is great advice. I have gone as low as 7psi w/o BL in the snow for traction. Normally I will stick with 10-15 on dry ground, but I also wont drive fast and crazy. Never lost a tire.
great video, super informative. the best air down vid on youtube, thank you. you explain and answer many questions and wonders. many of my friends who are interested in this sport and dont understand why i air down, i dont even need to explain, i just show them your vid. subscribed! keep up the great work
Good video, showing the differences between air pressures, id love to be able to run 5psi but im not running the hard as nails super swamper bias ply tyres, when off road I drop my MTradial claws down to 10 psi to make them work, tn makes an incredible difference to the traction I get & where I can go without getting stuck
I worked in a tire store for many years I talked to many reps that help develop the tires and test them, not just sell them.... They all told me never to air down a Tire off-road, Because it makes the sidewalls weaker basically breaks down the side walls and you're prone to slice the sidewalls a lot easier than if there aired up. I have never done a bead and I have never sliced the sidewall because I've never aired down, I've never had to. This was something that somebody came up with a while back and now everyone's following it just like the Pied Piper.... but this is still America and everybody can do what they want...
my atv has stock beadlocks. i run 2 psi in my tires, and it gets amazing traction on pretty much everything. also helps with tire wear, since it has a solid axle. also gives a really nice ride
We always air-down the NotARubicon even if we're just on fire-roads for like the video says, for comfort. On dirt roads we'll go down to around 15-18PSI or so. When we hit the rocks we'll take them down to 10 or 11PSI
I know the beaches of OBX, NC (like Topsail beach) actually have city signs that tell you to do this specifically when driving on the beach there. Good info to know!
Thanks for the video. But i'm wondering. Does a lower pressure result in a higher chance of flats? Also, how do I know what pressure to run at when aired down?
Matt I agree air pressure is key to many things. Snow and sand are the great tests of air pressure in a tires in my opinion. BUT the right tire is always going to break loose first in a open diff vehicle from the torque of the engine twisting the vehicle. Many folks have no clue and wheel with street pressure. To be honest I wheel with street pressure for the extra challenge. I've seen an open diff XJ wheel almost as many places I did with 8 psi tires. Impressive. Thank you for the great vids
Hey good vid! Only correction would be that the contact patch gets LONGER as you reduce the air pressure, NOT wider. The bulge you see at the bottom of the tire is the sidewall at the rim (which does not make contact with the ground). Just looking at the tire at ground level from the side will show what I mean. Still very informational, thanks for posting!
like your video when I first started in the off road world I wanted to test this theory so I drove insnow till I was stuck ten aired down and drove out with ease. airing down is a big asset unless you can touch the solid on te bottom
Could be you have an open diff and only the drive wheel spins on the truck. The best test would be all four aired up to 30 then all aired to 5 or10psi on the Cherokee.
I'm with you on airing down, for me in the snow, just made a video about my experience of getting stuck in a little drift. My questions is 5psi seems way low for the poor tire, can the sidewall hand such a low pressure, seems like a regular non off road tire would be damaged by drive on it at such a low pressure for anything but a very short distance.
Thank you for this. A true off reader has an air compressor on board of their rig. Too many people don't realize the advantages. But that's because they just put a small lift on and drive through a mud pit in their backwoods and break tie rods and crap. Not true off-roaders.
Wow. I never knew that. I thought airing down was for rock crawling only. In Florida it is mostly sand trails. I can;t wait to try the trails again aired down. Even on deep sandy roads I would have to 4 hi because of lost traction. I can't wait to experiment with this.
I have a 96 laredo 4.0 misfire all cylinders and governer voltage to high its got new comp ,plugs and wires dist cap and rotor a couple fuel injecters,crank sensor u think its pretty much gotta be the coil?and will that mess the governer voltage up?
Nice, it helps me alot, I newbie in off road, will try next time, in the midle of a off road, how you make your tires full again, have you some compressor with you full time?
Thanks! All that newfangled stuff is great for a daily driver that sees a lot of highway use and occasional offroad, rain, sleet, snow use. But for a stricly offroad vehicle I would never even consider it... Too many things to go wrong. Even for my daily drivers I prefer old school technology for the most part. Except for Fuel injection... I like fuel injection;)
Hello my dear friend I have 2011 Land cruiser Prado ,I wish to drive in sand dunes can you say me the exact tyre pressure for sand,could you please explain how to drive in sand and how to engage 4low and Central differential lock ( 4H). I AM TRYING IN SAND DUNES DRIVING BUT I NEED A PROPER TRAINING FOR THAT ,I driven in sand with normal Driving mode ND I got stuck in sand , so I wish to learn more about desert Driving.
A very easy set up I use is a portable air tank with about 200 psi, and a long hose if you want to mount it, they make a one way speed bleed valve that makes air downs a snap
On the question of how much can you air down I would add this advice-more is not always better. I believe there is an optimal pressure to air down to for any given vehicle configuration. Here's the trick. 1. Park your rig on a flat smooth surface, asphalt is fine concrete is better. 2. Place a sheet of paper on the ground just in front of each tire and slide under until it just touches the tire tread. 3. Air down each tire until the tread grips the paper. 4. Record the tire pressure. 5. Remove the paper and repeat steps 2-4 until a subsequent air down does not cause the tire to grip the paper. 6. Add air back in to the last measured pressure. 7. Do not air down below about 10-12 PSI without bead locks. With practice this method gets more efficient. Larger air downs initially getting smaller as the ideal pressure approaches is easier to predict with more practice. Why not go further? If the tire pressure is lowered beyond this point the tread at the lowest point in the tyre actually decreases down force and eventually lifts off the surface completely as a concavity of the tire forms in the center. Since the goal is maximizing traction any loss of contact is undesirable. Other considerations: This optimization should be adjusted in temperature extremes or when the vehicle weight changes significantly (several hundred lbs). Also, airing down is for low traction, off-road applications. I do not recommend this for any street driving for safety and fuel efficiency reasons. This also means the tires should be aired back up before returning to on road driving for the same reasons. Therefore, a method for airing back up is needed whether it's your own pump or a friend's air canister. Furthermore, there are inherent risks with this type of driving so make sure you have spare tires, tools anf back-up in case things go badly. These things take time but the rewards are great. Good luck!
Lower is better when off-roading hands down, however low tire pressure give you garbage MPG. IE the optimal PSI for normal travel is a balance of MPG and ride quality as, on pavement, traction is not a problem.
the weight of your rig plays a role in determining the right tire pressure. my bronco 2 has 35s on it with 10 psi and they look like they've got 30 psi in them. I'm about to drop the front to 8 and the rear to 6, with no beadlocks
Jason Shepard at 8&6 you will probably start to get grass and stuff in your beads . 10 &8 is probably plenty low enough . Of course it also depends on terrain and how its being driven
I really liked your video and give it thumbs up. Just one thing comes to mind though, if that is an open diff it will always try and spin the right tyre, I'd like to see it done the other way around. Then I will be even more sold!
James Dignan You are right. I could have appreciated the demonstration more if he'd reversed the tire pressures. The engines torque through the driveshaft will naturally lift the passenger side axle and plant the driver's side. This particular demonstration of physics is the best argument for independent rear suspension and I never hear anyone make it.
Thank you, I found out that airing down was the single biggest factor in successful driving on Delaware beaches. 25 PSI first trip, no go...15 PSI second trip, go. This is on stock size 265 60 X 20 AT tires.
well look into the staun deflators for airing down, and maybe a high volume compressor or a CO2 tank for airing up. If you mean to do it automated then good luck... look into the hummerH2. I believe those can be inflated and deflated with the push of a button.
Another pro to air down is your less likely to puncture the tire it self. Hard 30 psi tire won't give, so a shard rock will have a better change to puncture thought that. Softer is much less likely to puncture because it will mould around sharp rocks. You can try this with a ballon, try popping a soft ballon, then try a hard one. Same idea
New to everything off road here. Just moved to Colorado with my stock 08 chevy 1500 LTZ and want to make it smoother on the trails. Im not looking to make it a crawler or anything. I just want a smoother ride on the gravel/rocky trails. So far every trail or unpaved county road I drive down causes so much vibration and rattling in the truck it feels like its about to shake apart. Is airing down simply the thing to do? If not what other modifications need to be done? Thanks!
sometimes very tall thin tires can sink down to the bottom and get traction( if there is a solid bottom). Think of a huge farmers tractor with 6 foot tall skinny tires. but otherwise, yes air down... check out the Toyota land cruisers that were outfitted for crossing the antarctica. They were huge balloon tires with beadlocks and low pressure.
+BleepinJeep I understand the benefits of airing down for trail riding and crawling. Would it make sense for me to invest in beadlocks in strictly mud? Down here in south FL it's pretty much just mud pits. I have aired down to about 12psi without beadlocks but I want to know if there would be a gain in traction were I able to air down to 5psi.
The reason it spun both on the big tires was the ratio was basicaly changed becaus left one was smaller due to low preasure even though open diff will always spin right tire first
Yes, you should either get an onboard air compressor or a CO2 tank to reinflate before you get back on the road. I trailer my Jeep now so I don't have to worry about that anymore.
OK I figured I would have to do a bunch of cutting I mounted one and it was kind of tucked under the pinch weld so I'll have to angle cut the rear at the doors. as for the front I don't know yet. Have you had any or heard of any problems with spacers offroading just so I can kick my wheels out a little bit further from the control arms
i have a question - which wheel is the drive wheel? I think you have to switch air pressure on both sides for best results... and yes the more surface area you have the better the traction...
I run the same tires they got more than 30 psi in them about 50 try 15psi to 20 I've found they are still soft for off-road but stand up for hiway driving
hey man, I want to build something to make airing done and airing back up easier, i am just not sure how or what to build to make one, any ideas.? maybe an idea for you for a video
Hey bleepinjeep you wheeled with me down tennesse in your cherokee and I helped fix it while you were stuck in a river and Jim and I towed you back home. I've got a couple pics with you and your kids. I didnt know you had a youtube channel lol
hey i have a question, when i was at an offroad park i was climbing a hill in 4 high and my jeep just cut off. i have a 4.0L with a 5 speed transmission. however when i put it in 4 low i was able to go up it without it cutting off. is there something wrong or what? do you know?
Hey matt this is off topic and you might have covered it in a different video but what size tires and lift are you running of the xj cause I'm looking to put some 36x13r20s on my zj with 6 inch lift just I just need to know how much cutting is going yo be involved thanks
My Orvis came with the dana 44 rear with trac loc-dana 30 front with 3:73 gears thats part of the Orvis build option.It has less than 85k miles on it.So when the 249 transfer case goes out ill swap in the 243hd T-Case.And i think fuel injection is a great thing nomore coldstarts and a v8 can get 22 mpg with 4x4
bleepinjeep Do you like the quadratrack I just got a 97 Orvis GC with the 5.2 and QT.Would you swap it to a part time case.i had a 79 wagoneer long time ago and it went everywhere with to QT.Do you like the new QT.You make great vids
so at 2 minutes... the pickup spinning 1 tire but not the other... wouldnt that be due to no locker and nothing to do with air down? just curious... still gonna like this vid... like the humor you added into it...
yes it's due to no locker. open differential in the truck. whichever tire has the least traction will spin. his test was to show that the aired down tire doesn't spin, as it always has more traction
He even said he disabled his jeep's locker for the test... Jeeps cherokees are unibodies and so are a lot lighter. Hence why it didn't even try grabbing.
you are like the mr rogers of jeeps. a nice calm voice easy to listen to and very informative. THANKS MR ROGERS.
He's like the Bob Ross of Jeeps.
this guy is better than Lunesta! Thanks for the great sleep.
I thought he sounded like Mr. Van Driessen from Bevis and But head at first...but later settled on a Mr. Rogers/Bob Ross hybrid.
Can you say happy little tires?...good...I thought you could 😂
I heard he's a Navy Seal with 13 confirmed kills..not Mr Rogers of course-- this guy-- right here ..a fierce beast.
@@mr.thomas5186 are you FBI
I've got a perfect example of this principal. Last winter it came a slick ice/snow storm in East Tennessee as usual people where caught coming home from work as it dropped several inches of snow/ice in a very short time. I saw several full size trucks, jeeps, very capable 4x4 vehicles getting stuck and sliding of the road. I have a fairly stock 98 grand Cherokee with Good Year wrangler A/T tires I aired down to 15 psi, and was able to go anywhere. At one time I passed a F150 4x4 a brand new Dodge with lift and huge tires up a 30 degree slope with ease. Must air them down
That was just what I was looking for! I'm a semi new wheeler and wanted to know the details of air down vs not airing down! You nailed it sown for me brother! Thank you!
if you are worried about it try bringing the pressure down slowly. first try 13psi, then if you don't have any problem next time try 12, then 11, then 10. Make sure to carry a spare when you are testing and a way to air up as well.
The practical lower limit to tire pressure is the amount of buckling in the sidewall. If the sidewall is not buckling, you can drive it at low speeds until it heats up. Once the sidewall heats up, then the tire pressure needs to be increased or the speed reduced to avoid destroying the tire with excessive heat. When we are snow wheeling (under 30 mph and below freezing) tires can be run all day with no air in them. As they heat up or break in, buckling becomes visible. The pressure needs to be increased to prevent buckling. Some tires need only 2 PSI to prevent buckles. Some require 12 PSI. It is important for your buddies to report buckling to you as you drive. It is also important to keep airing down as you go up the hill and gradually airing back up as you come down. Tire behavior at 2 PSI is greatly effected by elevation pressure and temperature differences. A 1000 foot change in elevation creates a 1 PSI change in tire pressure due to elevation alone. Air will need to be adjusted to get the same performance at the new elevation.
This is great advice. I have gone as low as 7psi w/o BL in the snow for traction. Normally I will stick with 10-15 on dry ground, but I also wont drive fast and crazy. Never lost a tire.
"Alright guys I'm gettin' really peeved about this...." (Shows no emotion whatsoever LOL!) Great Video! Enjoy hearing your monotone voice!!
sweet video man. I'm starting expedition Ram build and Vlogging and just recently punctured tire having highway pressure.... learning....
The Bob Ross of 4x4.
Did you loose a little traction? That's just a happy little mistake.
@@Floordford lmao I love his calmness the hyped youtubers annoy me
Hands down you win the Air down showdown. Awesome demonstration. Keep up the good work.
great video, super informative.
the best air down vid on youtube, thank you. you explain and answer many questions and wonders. many of my friends who are interested in this sport and dont understand why i air down, i dont even need to explain, i just show them your vid.
subscribed! keep up the great work
Dang!! Bleepin Jeep been doin it for a while now! Vid 10 years old! Good job!!
Good video, showing the differences between air pressures, id love to be able to run 5psi but im not running the hard as nails super swamper bias ply tyres, when off road I drop my MTradial claws down to 10 psi to make them work, tn makes an incredible difference to the traction I get & where I can go without getting stuck
Nice easy to understand procedure. Amazing how many folks don't know to do this and your video was simple and easy to understand. Good examples!
I worked in a tire store for many years I talked to many reps that help develop the tires and test them, not just sell them.... They all told me never to air down a Tire off-road, Because it makes the sidewalls weaker basically breaks down the side walls and you're prone to slice the sidewalls a lot easier than if there aired up. I have never done a bead and I have never sliced the sidewall because I've never aired down, I've never had to. This was something that somebody came up with a while back and now everyone's following it just like the Pied Piper.... but this is still America and everybody can do what they want...
I’ve heard this too. I’ve never torn a sidewall, but my aired down buddies have. I do air down for certain situations tho.
my atv has stock beadlocks. i run 2 psi in my tires, and it gets amazing traction on pretty much everything. also helps with tire wear, since it has a solid axle. also gives a really nice ride
I'm running 36" on a 5.5" RE. But Ive done a lot of cutting and have dovetailed the front.
We always air-down the NotARubicon even if we're just on fire-roads for like the video says, for comfort. On dirt roads we'll go down to around 15-18PSI or so. When we hit the rocks we'll take them down to 10 or 11PSI
Airing down works, but the pickup truck test is skewed since the right will always have less traction during acceleration.
wow! Super informative. What a great "to the point" video. Thumbs up on this
Nice job explaining how tire pressure makes or breaks traction.
Thank you bro. You got me what I really wanted
I know the beaches of OBX, NC (like Topsail beach) actually have city signs that tell you to do this specifically when driving on the beach there. Good info to know!
thanks for watchin... i will
That ram sounds so good!!
Really good video, very informative. What do you use to air back up after you are done wheeling??
Thanx and as always I love your videos
Thanks for the video. But i'm wondering. Does a lower pressure result in a higher chance of flats? Also, how do I know what pressure to run at when aired down?
yes, staun and others make deflators that are set or can be set at a certain pressure.
Great example...thanks for the info
Matt I agree air pressure is key to many things. Snow and sand are the great tests of air pressure in a tires in my opinion. BUT the right tire is always going to break loose first in a open diff vehicle from the torque of the engine twisting the vehicle. Many folks have no clue and wheel with street pressure. To be honest I wheel with street pressure for the extra challenge. I've seen an open diff XJ wheel almost as many places I did with 8 psi tires. Impressive. Thank you for the great vids
Hey good vid! Only correction would be that the contact patch gets LONGER as you reduce the air pressure, NOT wider. The bulge you see at the bottom of the tire is the sidewall at the rim (which does not make contact with the ground). Just looking at the tire at ground level from the side will show what I mean. Still very informational, thanks for posting!
Great video Matt, Thanks!!
like your video when I first started in the off road world I wanted to test this theory so I drove insnow till I was stuck ten aired down and drove out with ease. airing down is a big asset unless you can touch the solid on te bottom
Excellent video instruction.....keep rolling!
You are badass! Keep up the good videos!!
I love Jeeps! All of them, but don't own one. I do however have a Dodge M37. Its fun too. I just subscribed! Great material in these videos. Good job!
Could be you have an open diff and only the drive wheel spins on the truck. The best test would be all four aired up to 30 then all aired to 5 or10psi on the Cherokee.
I'm with you on airing down, for me in the snow, just made a video about my experience of getting stuck in a little drift. My questions is 5psi seems way low for the poor tire, can the sidewall hand such a low pressure, seems like a regular non off road tire would be damaged by drive on it at such a low pressure for anything but a very short distance.
Good job with the demo brother
Thank you for this. A true off reader has an air compressor on board of their rig. Too many people don't realize the advantages. But that's because they just put a small lift on and drive through a mud pit in their backwoods and break tie rods and crap. Not true off-roaders.
And even RC crawlers are made with soft tires for the very reason of biting into the surface.
i like the "ARB E-Z deflator" it is much quicker than the stauns i used to use and much more reliable and accurate at getting desired pressure
Wow. I never knew that. I thought airing down was for rock crawling only. In Florida it is mostly sand trails. I can;t wait to try the trails again aired down. Even on deep sandy roads I would have to 4 hi because of lost traction. I can't wait to experiment with this.
I have a 96 laredo 4.0 misfire all cylinders and governer voltage to high its got new comp ,plugs and wires dist cap and rotor a couple fuel injecters,crank sensor u think its pretty much gotta be the coil?and will that mess the governer voltage up?
Nice, it helps me alot, I newbie in off road, will try next time, in the midle of a off road, how you make your tires full again, have you some compressor with you full time?
Thanks! All that newfangled stuff is great for a daily driver that sees a lot of highway use and occasional offroad, rain, sleet, snow use. But for a stricly offroad vehicle I would never even consider it... Too many things to go wrong. Even for my daily drivers I prefer old school technology for the most part. Except for Fuel injection... I like fuel injection;)
Hello my dear friend I have 2011 Land cruiser Prado ,I wish to drive in sand dunes can you say me the exact tyre pressure for sand,could you please explain how to drive in sand and how to engage 4low and Central differential lock ( 4H). I AM TRYING IN SAND DUNES DRIVING BUT I NEED A PROPER TRAINING FOR THAT ,I driven in sand with normal Driving mode ND I got stuck in sand , so I wish to learn more about desert Driving.
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A very easy set up I use is a portable air tank with about 200 psi, and a long hose if you want to mount it, they make a one way speed bleed valve that makes air downs a snap
On the question of how much can you air down I would add this advice-more is not always better. I believe there is an optimal pressure to air down to for any given vehicle configuration. Here's the trick.
1. Park your rig on a flat smooth surface, asphalt is fine concrete is better.
2. Place a sheet of paper on the ground just in front of each tire and slide under until it just touches the tire tread.
3. Air down each tire until the tread grips the paper.
4. Record the tire pressure.
5. Remove the paper and repeat steps 2-4 until a subsequent air down does not cause the tire to grip the paper.
6. Add air back in to the last measured pressure.
7. Do not air down below about 10-12 PSI without bead locks.
With practice this method gets more efficient. Larger air downs initially getting smaller as the ideal pressure approaches is easier to predict with more practice.
Why not go further? If the tire pressure is lowered beyond this point the tread at the lowest point in the tyre actually decreases down force and eventually lifts off the surface completely as a concavity of the tire forms in the center. Since the goal is maximizing traction any loss of contact is undesirable.
Other considerations: This optimization should be adjusted in temperature extremes or when the vehicle weight changes significantly (several hundred lbs). Also, airing down is for low traction, off-road applications. I do not recommend this for any street driving for safety and fuel efficiency reasons. This also means the tires should be aired back up before returning to on road driving for the same reasons. Therefore, a method for airing back up is needed whether it's your own pump or a friend's air canister. Furthermore, there are inherent risks with this type of driving so make sure you have spare tires, tools anf back-up in case things go badly. These things take time but the rewards are great. Good luck!
Lower is better when off-roading hands down, however low tire pressure give you garbage MPG. IE the optimal PSI for normal travel is a balance of MPG and ride quality as, on pavement, traction is not a problem.
Nicely done easy to understand.......
Great video and explanation
great video man!!
the weight of your rig plays a role in determining the right tire pressure. my bronco 2 has 35s on it with 10 psi and they look like they've got 30 psi in them. I'm about to drop the front to 8 and the rear to 6, with no beadlocks
Jason Shepard at 8&6 you will probably start to get grass and stuff in your beads . 10 &8 is probably plenty low enough . Of course it also depends on terrain and how its being driven
I really liked your video and give it thumbs up. Just one thing comes to mind though, if that is an open diff it will always try and spin the right tyre, I'd like to see it done the other way around. Then I will be even more sold!
open diffs spin the tyre with the least resistance (traction) not the right tyre
James Dignan You are right. I could have appreciated the demonstration more if he'd reversed the tire pressures. The engines torque through the driveshaft will naturally lift the passenger side axle and plant the driver's side. This particular demonstration of physics is the best argument for independent rear suspension and I never hear anyone make it.
Great info, Thanks.
Thank you, I found out that airing down was the single biggest factor in successful driving on Delaware beaches. 25 PSI first trip, no go...15 PSI second trip, go. This is on stock size 265 60 X 20 AT tires.
well look into the staun deflators for airing down, and maybe a high volume compressor or a CO2 tank for airing up. If you mean to do it automated then good luck... look into the hummerH2. I believe those can be inflated and deflated with the push of a button.
What affordable compressor would you recommend to carry? This would be a great video topic
I trailer... but I did have an inverter and a small compressor at one time.
very helpful.
Im not a jeep guy, but i like ur style. Subbed. :-)
It absolutely blew my mind how well this concept applies to riding a onewheel.
I kinda wanna cover a video of how well it works.
Another pro to air down is your less likely to puncture the tire it self. Hard 30 psi tire won't give, so a shard rock will have a better change to puncture thought that. Softer is much less likely to puncture because it will mould around sharp rocks. You can try this with a ballon, try popping a soft ballon, then try a hard one. Same idea
Are tires more susceptible to damage when aired down vs not airing down as much? Like sidewall damage vs rocks.
i put that at the very end of the video, but yes... do make plans to air up!
New to everything off road here. Just moved to Colorado with my stock 08 chevy 1500 LTZ and want to make it smoother on the trails. Im not looking to make it a crawler or anything. I just want a smoother ride on the gravel/rocky trails. So far every trail or unpaved county road I drive down causes so much vibration and rattling in the truck it feels like its about to shake apart. Is airing down simply the thing to do? If not what other modifications need to be done? Thanks!
I wheel a stock mj and I run 8 psi, only popped one bead an I struggle to but I manage to keep up with the 4" lift xj's
Do you have any thoughts about airing down for gravel roads that have a reputation for puncturing tires?
I have some wild peaks all terrain on 20 inch rims. Can I still air them down?
sometimes very tall thin tires can sink down to the bottom and get traction( if there is a solid bottom). Think of a huge farmers tractor with 6 foot tall skinny tires. but otherwise, yes air down... check out the Toyota land cruisers that were outfitted for crossing the antarctica. They were huge balloon tires with beadlocks and low pressure.
+BleepinJeep I understand the benefits of airing down for trail riding and crawling. Would it make sense for me to invest in beadlocks in strictly mud? Down here in south FL it's pretty much just mud pits. I have aired down to about 12psi without beadlocks but I want to know if there would be a gain in traction were I able to air down to 5psi.
The reason it spun both on the big tires was the ratio was basicaly changed becaus left one was smaller due to low preasure even though open diff will always spin right tire first
Yes, you should either get an onboard air compressor or a CO2 tank to reinflate before you get back on the road. I trailer my Jeep now so I don't have to worry about that anymore.
OK I figured I would have to do a bunch of cutting I mounted one and it was kind of tucked under the pinch weld so I'll have to angle cut the rear at the doors. as for the front I don't know yet. Have you had any or heard of any problems with spacers offroading just so I can kick my wheels out a little bit further from the control arms
I'm not so sure, I'll have to do a test on this.
i have a question - which wheel is the drive wheel? I think you have to switch air pressure on both sides for best results... and yes the more surface area you have the better the traction...
I run the same tires they got more than 30 psi in them about 50 try 15psi to 20 I've found they are still soft for off-road but stand up for hiway driving
hey man, I want to build something to make airing done and airing back up easier, i am just not sure how or what to build to make one, any ideas.? maybe an idea for you for a video
Great Video!
does this wear down your tires?? can this ruin your tires?? and how am I getting home?? driving home with 12 psi prob not the best...
Can air down past 30 psi on a 17inch rim. Blew a bead a 25psi on 265/70/17
To see the right tire O' fire Type "One Wheel Peel" in the search. Thanks for replying to my post. My wife and I enjoy your video's.
yup
Cheer up on your presentation!
not sure where you're getting that information?? Maybe on a cheap go kart this may be the case... but not this case.
Hey bleepinjeep you wheeled with me down tennesse in your cherokee and I helped fix it while you were stuck in a river and Jim and I towed you back home. I've got a couple pics with you and your kids. I didnt know you had a youtube channel lol
Yeah I believe so you had your kids in the back. It was when Jim was pulling you up hill and back to camp in the orange lj.
My email is tfsmith8@gmail.com if you want the pics
Also I did notice you have a Honda TRX, Lets see a vid n that too
dude. awesome video
sounds to me like you just stalled it. When you are offroading you need to put it in 4low. 4high is for street/highway driving when it's icy or snowy.
hey i have a question, when i was at an offroad park i was climbing a hill in 4 high and my jeep just cut off. i have a 4.0L with a 5 speed transmission. however when i put it in 4 low i was able to go up it without it cutting off. is there something wrong or what? do you know?
what about blowing out the bead?
Good video man. You're abit monotone but very informative. Good shit mate.
wheel spacers are fine, never heard of anyone having a problem with em. lots of cutting in your future!
Hey matt this is off topic and you might have covered it in a different video but what size tires and lift are you running of the xj cause I'm looking to put some 36x13r20s on my zj with 6 inch lift just I just need to know how much cutting is going yo be involved thanks
My Orvis came with the dana 44 rear with trac loc-dana 30 front with 3:73 gears thats part of the Orvis build option.It has less than 85k miles on it.So when the 249 transfer case goes out ill swap in the 243hd T-Case.And i think fuel injection is a great thing nomore coldstarts and a v8 can get 22 mpg with 4x4
That ram is awesome
bleepinjeep
Do you like the quadratrack
I just got a 97 Orvis GC with the 5.2 and QT.Would you swap it to a part time case.i had a 79 wagoneer long time ago and it went everywhere with to QT.Do you like the new QT.You make great vids
so at 2 minutes... the pickup spinning 1 tire but not the other... wouldnt that be due to no locker and nothing to do with air down? just curious... still gonna like this vid... like the humor you added into it...
yes it's due to no locker. open differential in the truck. whichever tire has the least traction will spin. his test was to show that the aired down tire doesn't spin, as it always has more traction
He even said he disabled his jeep's locker for the test... Jeeps cherokees are unibodies and so are a lot lighter. Hence why it didn't even try grabbing.