I use a depth gauge: http://www.----------.com/depth.jpg and have
found 40 pounds front and rear to work for an even tread depth across my
32"11.50XR15 BF Goodrich AT KOs on my full sized Bronco, about the same
weight as a TJ. Your driving habbits my vary.
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Woodsy wrote:
>
> ??? I thought that I invented this great idea.
> My best method was watching the contact patch on the tires, and repeatedly
> adjusting till I got it right. (it was an open/fenderless vehicle)
> I have and continue to adjust tire pressures to compensate for the expected load.
>
>
> Woodsy,
> Off the Grid, Off the Road, Off my Rocker...

 

When I bought a set of 33x9.5 BFG muds, the tire shop had them at 35
psi.

They were insanely squirrely, they would spin and slide in the slightest
wet.

I checked them with the chalk method and found only the center 1/3 of
the tire was touching the road.

If I dropped them to 26 psi, I had a full contact patch. I went up to
28 psi and now have contact except for the outside 1/2" of tread.

The difference in handling is amazing with a good contact patch.

Mike
86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's

"Dan B." wrote:
>
> I wasn't making reference to the mistake in your message, I was making
> reference to your message itself.
> I mean seriously, chalking a tire and driver across a parking lot to check
> tire pressure. Listen to yourself man......
>
> "DougW" <post.replies@invalid.address> wrote in message
> news:EBCib.405$WD1.57@news2.central.***.net...
> > Dan B. did pass the time by typing:
> > > That is quite possibly the worst idea I've ever heard of.
> > > Please, put down the crack pipe and slowly back away from the
> keyboard......
> >
> > And if you bothered to read the thread rather than
> > blathering out a retarded statement you would have
> > noted the correction and my response. But then again,
> > I doubt it.
> >
> > --
> > DougW
> >
> >

 

When I bought a set of 33x9.5 BFG muds, the tire shop had them at 35
psi.

They were insanely squirrely, they would spin and slide in the slightest
wet.

I checked them with the chalk method and found only the center 1/3 of
the tire was touching the road.

If I dropped them to 26 psi, I had a full contact patch. I went up to
28 psi and now have contact except for the outside 1/2" of tread.

The difference in handling is amazing with a good contact patch.

Mike
86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's

"Dan B." wrote:
>
> I wasn't making reference to the mistake in your message, I was making
> reference to your message itself.
> I mean seriously, chalking a tire and driver across a parking lot to check
> tire pressure. Listen to yourself man......
>
> "DougW" <post.replies@invalid.address> wrote in message
> news:EBCib.405$WD1.57@news2.central.***.net...
> > Dan B. did pass the time by typing:
> > > That is quite possibly the worst idea I've ever heard of.
> > > Please, put down the crack pipe and slowly back away from the
> keyboard......
> >
> > And if you bothered to read the thread rather than
> > blathering out a retarded statement you would have
> > noted the correction and my response. But then again,
> > I doubt it.
> >
> > --
> > DougW
> >
> >

 

When I bought a set of 33x9.5 BFG muds, the tire shop had them at 35
psi.

They were insanely squirrely, they would spin and slide in the slightest
wet.

I checked them with the chalk method and found only the center 1/3 of
the tire was touching the road.

If I dropped them to 26 psi, I had a full contact patch. I went up to
28 psi and now have contact except for the outside 1/2" of tread.

The difference in handling is amazing with a good contact patch.

Mike
86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's

"Dan B." wrote:
>
> I wasn't making reference to the mistake in your message, I was making
> reference to your message itself.
> I mean seriously, chalking a tire and driver across a parking lot to check
> tire pressure. Listen to yourself man......
>
> "DougW" <post.replies@invalid.address> wrote in message
> news:EBCib.405$WD1.57@news2.central.***.net...
> > Dan B. did pass the time by typing:
> > > That is quite possibly the worst idea I've ever heard of.
> > > Please, put down the crack pipe and slowly back away from the
> keyboard......
> >
> > And if you bothered to read the thread rather than
> > blathering out a retarded statement you would have
> > noted the correction and my response. But then again,
> > I doubt it.
> >
> > --
> > DougW
> >
> >