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bigger tires, whats your PSI?

when i first got my tires the kid set them at 40PSI. i dropped them down to 32PSI according to my door. which improved traction and handling alot, and made a HUGE difference in ride.

However, my rear tires werent making 100% contact and i found this out in a parking lot. so i dropped them to 30PSI in the rear.... this got then to about 90%. then, today, I dropped them further to 28PSI in the rear, now they are making 100% contact, and overall traction has improved alot.

so im curious what others are running for tire pressure in their bigger than stock tires...

I think this has to do with the fact that the *** end is so light, and being a 4ply tire.... could be that its 'el cheapo' tire, but thats besides the point
 
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we base our tire pressure we put in the tires on what the max cold psi is, and the size of the vehicle. most tires get 38-50 psi. granted they are 50-65psi cold rated. if the owner feels they want to change that, its up to them.
 
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i notice that on my rear tires too. i leave it 32 front and 35 rear.
 
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i have 20 in mine
 
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I got 28 all the way around. Perfect contact patch.

I was down to 18 to get decent contact on my at's.

These are offroad pressures of course...

I run 32 on hwy
 
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22 front 20 rear. I'm curious to know what others with 35s are running.
 
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i run 35 psi in the front and 30 psi in the rear.....
 
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like 30ish all around haha
 
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im running 37 in mine front and back, everything seems perfect right now, when i take the cap off for the summer and the rear lightens up i will prob let a couple pounds out of the rears
 
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35 all around on my 275/70r16s
 
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low 30's on 33x12.50's. Lowest I've driven them on the HWY was 18psi after wheeling, was a bit sloppy
 
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This was with 35" BFG MT's, but anyway somebody on here told me to drop mine down to like 30 PSI and I could not get traction in the rain. I put 35 in front and rear and was happy with them.
 
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The tires say to run 50 psi @ cold temp, but I'm runnin 40 psi & I think I'm gonna drop that some.

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i run 38 all around on the 03

on the 92 i run about 26 just cause the ride is so hard damn adjustable shocks have the prongs broken!
 
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Originally Posted by RazorsEDGE
22 front 20 rear. I'm curious to know what others with 35s are running.
I think im running 24-28 In the front with my 35s for full contact. And the rear is something like 18-22. I cant remeber the exact numbers though..
 
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Thats the reason i'm running such a low psi. If I bump it up too much I don't get a good contact pattern. I'm sure my 8" wide wheels contribute to that a bit though....
 
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I'm running 31-32ish all around
 
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I was running 32 all the way around in my BFG's, and I noticed the outsides of the rear tires weren't touching the ground...so I tried 30...same thing...28...same thing, so I said screw it and just run 35 in all four now.
 
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I've been running 38 psi all around for years, no problems.
 
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I run about 35 to 40, when I go home and hit the farms I run about 50 because the f-ing thorns with eat em up if your tires are not like rocks
 
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i run 35 psi in my 31's
 
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