Hey CT Rubi -

I've aired down before (I'm positive I wouldn't have made it through some parts of the "Badlands" park in IN otherwise), but chose not to when we went wheeling a few weekends ago simply because most of the terrain we covered didn't call for it.

Are you asking about this with an eye toward harder wheeling, or is there a specific scenario you're curious about (like driving on a beach)?

 

I voted no because I have the stock Bridgestone Duelers.
To this point I've been able to keep up with my aired down friends with their plus sized M/Ts and even pull them out when they get stuck. Go figure.

I'll probably air down when I go wheeling in the sand dunes this years.

 

I air down most every time to about 12-14 psi. I have been down to 7 in deep snow .

 

typically i do... if it is wet, i definitely do. Really depends on the location, if it is dry and the terrain is not to steep or off camber, many times i will not.

if i start having problems or think i will have problems with an obstacle on the trail, then i will air down at that time.

 

Without beadlocks I would think you are asking for problems on the trail at 5psi... Any less than 8 is too low from what I know.
With the Toyos, I would think you would be fine at 12.
~The people I wheel with that have the Toyos were airing down to around 12 while I was at 15 in the BFG's.
I just bought the Toyos' (switched from BFG's)
I'm glad I switched- but haven't tried them on a rocky trial yet- waiting for the snow to melt.


I have heard that as well thus my reason for choosing the Toyos.

...My last set of tires were the BFG Mud Terrain- T/A's and I had issues with sidewall tearing .

 

I air my toyo's down to 12 and they work great.

 

On the trail I usually air own to 12PSI. In the Snow I go even lower 8-10 PSI. I have extremely stiff sidewalls on my Pitbulls and they can handle the low PSI very well.

 

Hey 888,
I am finally bitting the bullet and kicking the baby up a notch, bottoming out on that rock hill was the final straw for me. It goes into Clayton on 4/18 where it will go through a great transition. I am trying to figure out what the best tire/wheel combination is. I do not plan on getting into competitions but definitely plan on getting into much harder wheeling.

 

I've lost 2 km2's to sidewall cuts although to be fair one was due to a road hazard in the dark. I'm now experimenting with new Goodyear MT/R's. I ran them at 17 last time and will try them at 15 next ride. They performed very well in Moab.

 

I air down as soon as I get off the pavement. Just going to 20 psi on a gravel washboard road makes a bid difference.

I even air down my stock superduty to 35 psi.