PSI. How Low Can You Go With Normal Rims

[honda250xtitan]

My man!

I also don't go below 15 unless necessary but I have dropped it down below 10 multiple times in super soft sand. I like to start at 15-20 and continue to drop until I get the traction I need.

last time i stuck a stick on the valve stem and just waited around till it felt about right. rears ended up at 15. fronts at 20 ish. almost ZERO bulge, they were LOUD on the asphalt in between trails lol.

 

[DAW89446]

I have the same tires and run mine at ~32psi and they seem to wear quite normal. For offroad, 20psi is a good low limit for my worrisome self.

The dealer told me to run 45 psi street pressure, I’ve not experienced any anomalies in driving or tire wear.

 

[mrblah]

i do 15 psi when i go offroad because my staun deflators are set to it, and I don't over think things.. so 15 psi for everything.:reddance:

40 PSI on the road, because I'm too damn close to the single MPG club....

 

[honda250xtitan]

i do 15 psi when i go offroad because my staun deflators are set to it, and I don't over think things.. so 15 psi for everything.:reddance:

40 PSI on the road, because I'm too damn close to the single MPG club....

you need more stickers obvi. wife gets almost 17 when shes driving. IDK how....i bump it down to 15 in a few days lol.

i've got them set to 35 right now. Seems fine

 

[Xtremluck]

Thanks everyone. The most common answer seems to be 15 PSI. I’m planning to head up to the Tahoe area in a couple of weeks. So if I encounter any significant snow I may need to deflate my tires and wanted to know how low I could go if I got stuck for any reason.

For driving in the snow some mentioned they drop their tires down to 25 PSI for driving in town. What about freeway driving? Same 25 PSI or higher?

And I do have a good tire pump that will inflated in a decent amount of time.

I was just up in Tahoe NF over the weekend doing some snow wheeling/camping. We ran into deep snow right around 5500 ft, the kind that is icy crust on top and powder right underneath. Hope you are comfortable winching because you'll need to do a lot of that.

I was running just around 10 psi with non beadlocks. I've debeaded tires before though. Keep a can of brake cleaner handy and you should be good to go. DM me if you want to be added to a Bay Area 5th gen Slack group. We organize wheeling trips all the time

 

[baldrik78]

I drop down to 9-10 psi for snow on a regular basis. Outside of snow, I usually only air down to 15-20, just to soften the ride on the trail. 285/70R17 on 17x7 Pro Wheels.

 

[Lexington]

I was just up in Tahoe NF over the weekend doing some snow wheeling/camping. We ran into deep snow right around 5500 ft, the kind that is icy crust on top and powder right underneath. Hope you are comfortable winching because you'll need to do a lot of that.

I was running just around 10 psi with non beadlocks. I've debeaded tires before though. Keep a can of brake cleaner handy and you should be good to go. DM me if you want to be added to a Bay Area 5th gen Slack group. We organize wheeling trips all the time

DM sent

 

[AMLOR]

Spent last week wheeling in Big Bend NP and Big Bend Ranch SP.
Aired down to 15 in the morning and checked them a couple of more times during the day. No issues at all, even with running the "Black Gap" trail in Big Bend NP. Stock TRD wheels and Falken WP 285/70-17 E-load range. Try to limit myself to about 30mph when down that low.
AMLOR