Air pressure...

Pressure?  What's that?
 
What tires do you run?
What pressure on road?
What pressure off road?
Is that with bead lockers?  If yes, what pressure would you run without...if no, what pressure would you run if you had beadlockers?
What are your thoughts on Staun type in tire bead locks?
What are your thoughts on bead locks in general?

Mark Snedecor
'02 TJ Sport

40" IROKS
20-25lbs
10-15lbs
no 'locks but if I had inner and outer beadlocks I would run 0 pressure due to the fact my tires are stiff enuff to hold my rig at 0 pressure.
The beadlock question really depends on your choice of how wild and how mean a trail you really plan on running. Places that fold or push your tire sideways from the rim are the places a beadlock is needed. I know alot of folks that run these places without and not have a problem, its all in how you wheel. A DD wouldnt need some because you are not gonna put it thru such places that one is necessary. This also depends on the tire pressure you want to run. Less pressure, better chance to "pop" a bead.

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40" IROKS
20-25lbs
10-15lbs
no 'locks but if I had inner and outer beadlocks I would run 0 pressure due to the fact my tires are stiff enuff to hold my rig at 0 pressure.
The beadlock question really depends on your choice of how wild and how mean a trail you really plan on running. Places that fold or push your tire sideways from the rim are the places a beadlock is needed. I know alot of folks that run these places without and not have a problem, its all in how you wheel. A DD wouldnt need some because you are not gonna put it thru such places that one is necessary. This also depends on the tire pressure you want to run. Less pressure, better chance to "pop" a bead.

 
Hahahaha, apparently you never saw me wheel mine.
 
With my TJ I ran 32" TSL/SX's. It was a DD, on the street I ran 10-12psi and on the trail I went as low as 8psi. Oddly enough the only time I broke a bead was during the ice storm this year......in my driveway. The air was so cold it got to dense and essentially lowered my pressure, backing it out, it just popped off. This of course was on some generic aluminum rims, no beadlocks.

http://www.crawlinforcrohns.org/

41 iroc radial
20 on the road
8 on the trail
5-8 if I had beadlocks
Running stauns on my fathers 41's he runs them at 8 on the trail

Johnny Richmond
'02 TJ V10 8.0
King coilovers
60 front 14 rear 5.38 ARB's
Custom trilink front and rear
46" mickeys
Stak 3 speed

35x12.5x15 Goodyear MTR
30 on the road
10 - 12 on the trail
10" wide steel wheels
if I had bead locks - I would run lower. 

Billy Thomas
'78 CJ5 - in progress
I have altitude sickness. When I come down off the mountains, I get sick.

39.5" Iroks
25 street
5-8 trail
Stock H1's

Jeremy Claunch
90'K5, STAK3, 60/70HD, 5.13's, 44PBR's

36/12.5/15
20 Kickin around
8 trail
steel non bead lock.  Broke bead once because of king of the hill....Runnin 0 in one tire and a rock snuck up on me.

Wade Kasper
Money Pit

Perfect 1000

36" tires
8 psi all times because i don't drive it on the street.
 
When i ran swampers when it was a daily driver i ran 15psi to keep the tread pattern as flat as possible. I really wany the Stauns like Johnny talked about.

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David Alexander
1992 Jeep Wrangler-- Don't scratch it
2002 Ford F250 Diesel Super Duty 4x4----OFFICIAL TOW RIG

Dave......."Bessy" wont ever see the road again........... put those sixties on there and make'r a beast! lol then you wouldnt have to worry about measly airpressure thingies.....

Pat Hammer sez'

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What tires do you run? 33" Swampers
What pressure on road? 20-40psi depending on how far I have to drive
What pressure off road? 10-12psi
Is that with bead lockers? No
what pressure would you run if you had beadlockers? 5psi
What are your thoughts on Staun type in tire bead locks? Awesome!!
What are your thoughts on bead locks in general? I have some but am debating whether to use them as they are time consuming to put together and I hear that they wont hold air very long.

Matt Pavel

http://www.bleepinjeep.com/
http://www.pavelstudios.com/

We're off like a thundering herd of turtles!

Dont Follow Me!... I might break down and you wont be able to get by.

315/75-16 maxxis bighorns, 35 psi on the street and about 15 on the trail. I've tried lower but I just blow the bead without having beadlocks.

Mildly built tacoma
Lift, locker, 35s

Changed it up......

Now I have:

38.5 x 14 x 15 TSL SX Swampers
15x12 Allied Beadlocks

Pressure:

Playin in everything....10 psi.

Rock Crawling....... 0 psi!!!!!!!

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Wade Kasper
Money Pit

Perfect 1000

What tires do you run?  32" Firestone Destination A/T
What pressure on road?  32PSI
What pressure off road?  12 PSI Dry, 20 PSI Muddy

Chris Alpher
1999 Jeep Wrangler

www.treadlightly.org

What tires do you run? 33x12.5x15 BFG M/T (KM's) on 15x8 058 eagle alloys
What pressure on road? 33PSI
What pressure off road? 11-13 PSI

What tires do you run?  265/75/16 (about 32x10.50) Wrangler Authority (from Walmart)
What pressure on road?  30-35
What pressure off road?  No less than 15 psi (2 & 3 diamond trails)
Is that with bead lockers?  No
If yes, what pressure would you run without...if no, what pressure would you run if you had beadlockers?  Maybe 5 - 8?
What are your thoughts on Staun type in tire bead locks?  Don't know enough about 'em to form an opinion
What are your thoughts on bead locks in general?  Don't really know enough about 'em, but they serve a purpose on vehicles used on hardcore trails

Ed Quinones
03 4x4 TRD Toyota Tacoma Ex Cab

Tires- 33x12.50x15 Mickey Thompson Baja MTZ
On road pressure- 30-35psi
Trail pressure- 10psi
Is that with bead locks- NO
Pressure I would run with locks- 5-10psi
Thoughts on Staun Bead Locks- Yes please!

CHRIS ARMOUR 
 The Minivan! 96 Tracker 4 door. 39.5's. D44's. 4.10's. Spooled front and rear. 6.5 t case.
One of the resident Canadian's! Eh! Hoser!

What tires do you run? Maxxis Creepy Crawlers (37")
What pressure on road? About 18 or so
What pressure off road? 2 or 3 psi
Is that with bead lockers?  If Yes, what pressure would you run without...if no, what pressure would you run if you had beadlockers? Yes, with Rock-A-Thons...if without, about 6 - 8 psi
What are your thoughts on Staun type in tire bead locks? Don't much much about them, only good reviews
What are your thoughts on bead locks in general? Wouldn't be caught without them

What tires do you run? 37" SUPER SWAMPER B0GGERS
What pressure on road? OFF ROAD ONLY 
What pressure off road? 8 psi trail/rocks, 15 psi mudd 
Wheels do you run? MOAB ROCK CRAWLERS

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Rubi Red - How do you like the 35" MTRs?? That's what we're thinking about getting.

And wow, I didn't realize you could go down to 5-8psi with beadlocks. Interesting!!

the MTR is a good tire IMO.  For driving on and off road both.  I liked the 31s that came stock.  When I went to 35s I ran two sets of cheap mud tires, but like the MTR tire better.  When I have to get new shoes it will be MTR or Copper SSR.

Billy Thomas
'78 CJ5 - in progress
I have altitude sickness. When I come down off the mountains, I get sick.

38" SX's
15 for cruising
8-10 for the trails,rocks etc.
15x8 beadlocks
If I run any lower than 10 psi on the rocks the tires tuck onder too much for my taste. I like the side hill stability of 8-10 psi.

All good things come from TEXAS

Squeaky, what pressure does Amy run?

1995 Blazer LT 4x4

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Squeaky, what pressure does Amy run?

 
Only aired her down once, when we were at Barnwell in June.  Think I dropped her to 18-20.  That was the trip where the bead split on her less than 24 hour old tire, so she did not do much wheeling after that.  Pretty sure it was a tire defect, but still annoying.  Discount replaced it no questions asked and not a penny out of pocket.  They didn't even ask to see paperwork from when I bought them so leads me to think they could see that it was a defect as well.  Next time we go out I will probably drop her down to 15-20 and also remember to disco her front end.  She's not playing in the bigger stuff so airing her down is more for ride comfort than it is for grip.
 
I've been slowly lowering mine and am now in the 12-15 range depending on where we are and what the conditions are like.

Mark Snedecor
'02 TJ Sport

What tires do you run? 35-12.5x15 ProComp XMT'S
What pressure on road? 30PSI
What pressure off road? around 10-12, no bead locks

tires---31x9.5
on the street 35 psi
offroad 15 psi
with beadlock 8psi