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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.
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.
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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.
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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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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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
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...
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'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 worried because the tires are 3 ply sidewalls and I thought the tear was just on the first layer
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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
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..