Just had some mates come back from Skene. They reckon theres over a metre of snow ATM. To get to the top they dropped pressures down to 2psi and pushing fresh snow got to the top.
A defender without beadlocks running 37claws at 2 psi. The disco went to zero on Coopers.
Certainly gives us sierra owners something to think about. Drop those pressures!!!
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Re: mt.skene
I was trying to make a point that the heavier cars should be running lower pressures. We have people in our club who are reluctant to run lower that 15 on a zook!
Last year on the snow trip Pat dropped my tires to 6, and they worked really well.
Last year on the snow trip Pat dropped my tires to 6, and they worked really well.
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Re: mt.skene
Been pondering tyre pressures lately ( @##$% - hate mud Coopers )....
Really need to weight the corners of the Feroza and see whether its possible to compensate for F/R weight differences.
Just looking at the tyre bag seems rear pressures could be quite a lot lower than the front.
Really need to weight the corners of the Feroza and see whether its possible to compensate for F/R weight differences.
Just looking at the tyre bag seems rear pressures could be quite a lot lower than the front.
Re: mt.skene
I always drop the rears more than the fronts so that the contact patch is the same. In the snow my starting point is 8-10psi which seems to work well but I'd happily go lower if the need arose.
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Re: mt.skene
Definitely. Michael experimented with "air down by eye" last year on a wombat trip and that equalled 3.5-4.5 psi in the front and 2.5 psi in the rear.mightymouse wrote:Been pondering tyre pressures lately ( @##$% - hate mud Coopers )....
Really need to weight the corners of the Feroza and see whether its possible to compensate for F/R weight differences.
Just looking at the tyre bag seems rear pressures could be quite a lot lower than the front.
Swampers loooove low pressures.
Steve.
michaelpiranha2000 wrote: The rear is in great condition. but has a broken crown wheel and pinon