Airing down?
Based on my Compressor Recommendation thread, I now have a nice ViAir 450P compressor to air back up. So now it's time to start thinking about airing down. I'm use to airing down my jeep to 15psi w...
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Steve_in_29 wrote:F450WHEELS wrote:You have been very lucky. Your tire maker would definitely inform you that airing down that low is a bad idea. All the .5" size wheels have NO bead seat and the ONLY thing holding the tire on the rim is AIR pressure. Plus those tires are not made to flex as much as that low of pressure will allow them to.
I go to Pismo beach at least once a year pulling a 20 inclosed trailer with a F450 with 19.5 tires and I air down to 20 psi all the way around with no problems.
Did your tire shop perhaps use rim glue when mounting the tires? Might hold bead in place but will make replacing the tires a real bear for the next shop.
I must be real lucky I do it every year, tires were installed by ford at the factory.
