Airing down the g614

I'd like to see some pictures of what you guys are up to at Pismo. Sounds like a lot of fun

Have fun Jim!

Eyetattoo wrote:

Strabo wrote:
2014 Pismo Cult Invasion starts: Tomarrow afternoon!!

Looking at the live web cams on the pier show sunny beautifull beach conditions with air temp of 75. Primary beach assualt during daylight hours with "LZ" somewhere past post 4...

Carry on....

What is this event? Is there a website with more info?

I sent you a PM

Strabo wrote:
2014 Pismo Cult Invasion starts: Tomarrow afternoon!!

Looking at the live web cams on the pier show sunny beautifull beach conditions with air temp of 75. Primary beach assualt during daylight hours with "LZ" somewhere past post 4...

Carry on....

What is this event? Is there a website with more info?

2014 Pismo Cult Invasion starts: Tomarrow afternoon!!

Looking at the live web cams on the pier show sunny beautifull beach conditions with air temp of 75. Primary beach assualt during daylight hours with "LZ" somewhere past post 4...

Carry on....

There is a good chance you could get away with only airing down your truck to 20-25lbs, how heavy is your trailer? I have been going to Pismo for many years multiple time per year and I know many that only air down the truck. We typically set up camp along the ocean front so the sand is a little firmer than if you want to get further away from the ocean. Steady momentum is your friend!

I am just looking forward to seeing pictures from the "We will take it like Normandy" 2014 Sand Cult Pismo Invasion.

Have a great time guys!

Do what I did, call the Goodyear engineers. They told me to look at the tire inflation and loading table on their website. They say that you are fine as long as you don't run the tire underinflated for the weight it is carrying. The lowest the chart goes is 35psi, and the tire will carry 1700lbs. If you have 4 tires, that is 6800lbs total, with 6 tires, that's 10,200lbs. My Voltage weighs 16,500lbs empty, which would be 65% over the recommendation. Gross weight on mine is 19K, and that is almost 90% above. I know that the China bombs had very weak sidewalls. I was amazed at the difference between the Akurets that I took off, and the 614's, the bombs were like a balloon that you could squeeze the beads together with one hand. I stood on the sidewall of the unmounted 614 and it hardly moved. My opinion is that with that stiff sidewall, if you air it down far enough to make any difference in contact patch size, that stiff sidewall will not react favorably to being flexed that much.

I am by no means an expert, but the experts are only a phone call away. My suggestion would be to call them.

Strabo wrote:
Bunch of us are going to pismo on our annual "Cult" invasion starting end of next week, im not sure if any in the group have those tires, but i will look closely to see what they are running. I myself have Firestone Transports on the hauler and BFG All Terrains on the truck, all in load range E. I air all of mine down everytime we go.

Cool, If no one in your group has them I guess I'll report back after my next trip, HUCKFEST.

In my mind, thing I see happening on a g614 is it making a V shape flex in the center of the sidewall instead of a gradual flex of the sidewall. That would not be good for the tire while moving.