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Old 03-05-2012, 06:03 AM
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Originally Posted by Solomon7
Larger the tire, the less air required.
50psi is ridiculous (and dangerous in wet stuff) , and your tires will crown and wear horribly in the middle.

I run 34 in my 31s in winter, 30 in summer.

If I were you I'd run 32-35. Remember they may look flatter while not moving but that all changes with centrifugal force once they're rolling and "open up" more.
Ok guys sounds like ill be running 30psi
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what tires are you running?

for my 33" mud tires (trxus and goodyear mtr), i run 26 on the street.

so for your 32's, if they're mud tires, they'll have a stiffer sidewall, and can run safely between 26 and 28.
if they're a/t, between 28 and 30 should be fine.

remember, when the tires gets hot from road driving, the pressure will increase.

you should run less psi in the winter, but that's why the tires look like they loose pressure when it gets cold out.
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I would suggest starting around 30psi. Keep an eye on how they wear. Thats the best indicator of what pressure to run. If they start wearing more in the center than the outside edges then you are running too much pressure and if they wear on the outside edges then you need to add a few pounds. I know an XJ is different from a pick-up but I had Micky's on a F-150 and I had to run about 15psi more in the front than rear to get mine to wear evenly.
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i went outside to check my tire pressure and i have a nail in one of my back tires now ****
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Today I went into discount tire to have the nail I found in my tire plugged and they said that they can't do anything but replace it because there is a little tear on the sidewall
But its not even that bad what do u guys think about it
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Don't mess around with sidewall damage. Not worth the risk in my opinion. Find a cheap used replacement in the matching size if you can't afford a new replacement. Ideally you would want to replace at least two tires not just one.
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Where was the nail?
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plug it yourself. the sidewall doesn't look to bad, I wouldn't mess with it though.
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The tire is covered under a warranty so a new one is only $89
Its just a shame the tire had so much tread on it it looked new
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do you have a matching spare with the same amount of tread?
i'd just plug it yourself and switch it with the spare.

how deep is the cut? i have an irok with a cut in the sidewall that i'm not too worried about cause it is like a 6 ply.

but for 89 bux, i'd probably go that route...
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Originally Posted by caged
do you have a matching spare with the same amount of tread?
i'd just plug it yourself and switch it with the spare.

how deep is the cut? i have an irok with a cut in the sidewall that i'm notsai too worried about cause it is like a 6 ply.

but for 89 bux, i'd probably go that route...
I wasn't to worried for the last few months but wen I went into discount they said it was a hazard and that they wouldn't patch the nail hole because they can't garuntee a tire with sidewall damage.
I wasn't worried because the tires are 3 ply sidewalls and I thought the tear was just on the first layer
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that cut doesnt look too bad, I'd say mostly cosmetic. Discount just wanted to sell a tire
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Do u think that the tire that has a cut in it would fit on my stock spare tire rim because I hate to see such a meaty tire go to waste like that
I want to keep it as a spair

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I've definitely repaired worse tires than that, including my own cut up mud tires.. Any shop I've worked at would just make you sign a piece of paper saying that if the repair didn't hold up, you take responsibility and won't go after them for compensation..
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Originally Posted by Cherokee9t8
I've definitely repaired worse tires than that, including my own cut up mud tires.. Any shop I've worked at would just make you sign a piece of paper saying that if the repair didn't hold up, you take responsibility and won't go after them for compensation..
Do u think that the tire would fit on my stock spair rim


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