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Old Apr 7, 2009 | 05:08 PM
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I am thinking about getting the new Goodyear MTR with Kevlar

I do air down to 13lbs, in soft sand it is a must...
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Old Apr 10, 2009 | 04:21 PM
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I have 37x13.5 Toyo MTs which are 10 ply on Walker Evans beadlocks. I run them around 6-8 when I take the time to actually check. With 37s I have plenty of ground clearance anyways, and usually are looking for more traction.

Adam
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Old Apr 10, 2009 | 05:55 PM
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14 psi on 37" KM2's, great traction with no beads popped at EJS 2009.
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Old Apr 12, 2009 | 04:29 AM
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i air down to between 10 - 12, it is a must in all the soft sand i go through
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Old Apr 12, 2009 | 05:04 PM
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I run 35 psi on the street.

I air down to 20 psi on the washboard roads on the Pine Barrens. What a difference in ride. No more feeling like I'm vibrating my Jeep apart.
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Old Apr 13, 2009 | 05:54 AM
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I never air down until yesterday I went mudding and was all over the place barely missing trees left and right running 30psi I went out again later and air down to 13psi and holly sheeet I did just about 70% of the trail in 2wd
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Old Apr 15, 2009 | 06:34 PM
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Originally Posted by NTXJK
I never air down until yesterday I went mudding and was all over the place barely missing trees left and right running 30psi I went out again later and air down to 13psi and holly sheeet I did just about 70% of the trail in 2wd
Really? I do alot of mudding, muddy trails and snow and other than snow. Ihave never aired down... I run my tires at around 30psi all the time. Airing down in the mud and slippry trails really helps out this much...?
I need to get onboard air!!!
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Old Apr 15, 2009 | 09:27 PM
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I went down to 14 last weekend - did fine on everything from mud to rock crawling. I'm running BFG AT's and was actually suprised at how well I did with them. KM2's would have probably done better, but I'll be waiting a while until I find out.

I'm going to try dropping to 12 next time out, just to see how they do.

JD
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Old Apr 16, 2009 | 02:12 PM
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I go down to about 15-16 psi for trail runs, if it's just a quick run by home then I'll stay at full air.
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Old Apr 16, 2009 | 02:24 PM
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Even if not for traction, airing down makes the ride way more comfy. I go to 17 when it's just for comfort on the dirt and 14 or 15 when it's for traction on the rocks.
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