AEV procal tire pressure setting...
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JK Freak
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From: Dallas, TX
AEV procal tire pressure setting...
Should I set the tire pressure warning using the procal to the pressure I want the alarm to go off at, or the setting I plan on running the tires at?
Also what is the factory warning set to?
I just put my 35's on and the tire store set the PSI to 40... after reading this forum I decided to knock it down to 32 (going to try 28 after a few days which seems to be the most common suggestion). I dropped the pressure down to 32 yesterday afternoon (high 90s outside but Jeep was in the shade). The sensors never went off yesterday. This morning I start up and get the warning (low 80's outside), so I hop out and checked all 5 tires and they were all 32. I went ahead and pulled out the AEV and set the PSI to 26, after about 7 miles the warning went off.
I am not sure what set the sensors off, but it got me thinking should I program some lbs under what I want to set my tires at or should I set the pressure I am running and the computer already has settings for how far it can drop before it warns you.
Also what is the factory warning set to?
I just put my 35's on and the tire store set the PSI to 40... after reading this forum I decided to knock it down to 32 (going to try 28 after a few days which seems to be the most common suggestion). I dropped the pressure down to 32 yesterday afternoon (high 90s outside but Jeep was in the shade). The sensors never went off yesterday. This morning I start up and get the warning (low 80's outside), so I hop out and checked all 5 tires and they were all 32. I went ahead and pulled out the AEV and set the PSI to 26, after about 7 miles the warning went off.
I am not sure what set the sensors off, but it got me thinking should I program some lbs under what I want to set my tires at or should I set the pressure I am running and the computer already has settings for how far it can drop before it warns you.
JK Jedi
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From: texarkana,tx
Just my simple persons opinion. I would set it to zero. As much as tires cost you should really check pressure/wear patterns/ and rotate often. Sometimes Going up in tire size also means you go up in sidewall thickness and you might find 22lbs better suited to your driving than 32+ or whatever. Having the Jeep butcrack light you all the time offroad seems pointless too.
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JK Freak
Joined: Dec 2011
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From: Dallas, TX
Just my simple persons opinion. I would set it to zero. As much as tires cost you should really check pressure/wear patterns/ and rotate often. Sometimes Going up in tire size also means you go up in sidewall thickness and you might find 22lbs better suited to your driving than 32+ or whatever. Having the Jeep butcrack light you all the time offroad seems pointless too.
JK Enthusiast
Joined: Aug 2007
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From: Rogers, AR
I'm running 28 PSI in my 35's. I though about setting the warning to 0 to effectively disable, but decided to set the warning at 20. My wife drives the Jeep some and we have a lot of construction in the area. I figured I might as well use the sensors I paid for, just in case I pick up a nail or something that causes a slow leak. I manually check everything about twice a month, but in between you could still get a slow leak and not notice.
JK Enthusiast
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From: Denver, Colorado
I'm running 28 PSI in my 35's. I though about setting the warning to 0 to effectively disable, but decided to set the warning at 20. My wife drives the Jeep some and we have a lot of construction in the area. I figured I might as well use the sensors I paid for, just in case I pick up a nail or something that causes a slow leak. I manually check everything about twice a month, but in between you could still get a slow leak and not notice.
