BFG AT/TA KO's 285/75/16?

[Pork Soda]

Who's running them ? My first significant "mod" (except for the gold deletion. No lift, yet (maybe). My big question: what pressure are you running for daily driving use ?

Oh yeah, Pics to follow

 

[Anthony.L]

285/75/16 is a very common tire size on the 100 LC. There are probably hundreds here with them.

Now if you wanted a little more size (and slightly different than the rest), you should have gone 295/75/16... ;p

On the street I usually keep my BFG's around 35-37 PSI all the way around.

 

[FullyLitLED]

I run 42 psi with 305's...Definitely saves on mileage lol

 

[Pork Soda]

Anthony L. Thanks for the reply. I have been around 40 psi since i put them on Friday. A little rough on the highway, but not terrrible. I feel like I have gained a little power from a dead stop.

 

[Pork Soda]

To all of y'all who have been here awhile, thanks for making this such an easy place to become involved. Not much posturing on this board.

 

[FullyLitLED]

To all of y'all who have been here awhile, thanks for making this such an easy place to become involved. Not much posturing on this board.

thats what I thought at first, but once people get to know you, there are a lot of insults, funny ones tho

 

[4Peanut]

My big question: what pressure are you running for daily driving use?

Pork Soda, first, I want to hear the story behind your handle. Second, I just moved from the Original Equipment P275/60-18 Bridgestone Dueler H/T's to LT275/70-18 BFG AT KO's and have been playing around with pressures myself. 40 psi felt good, but I was concerned that with a rated maximum pressure of 80 psi, 40 psi would actually be underinflated. I bumped the pressure up today to 50 psi and drove around a bit. The steering felt noticeably lighter and less precise. Earlier tonight, I found the thread below and followed the instructions at the Toyo Tires link. The math says I should be between 40 and 45 psi. In the morning, I'll be dropping down to 45 psi and see how that feels/drives.

Correct Tire Pressure

Good luck!

 

[Pork Soda]

thats what I thought at first, but once people get to know you, there are a lot of insults, funny ones tho

My Dad used to say he only gave a hard time to people he liked. He must like everybody.

 

[Anthony.L]

Correct Tire Pressure

A lot of good info in this thread. The main thing I took away was the rule of thumb of pressure change cold vs. running. In other words, measure the tire pressure when the tire is cold (i.e. first thing in the morning). Then go drive around for at least a half an hour to warm up the tires (preferably on the freeway), and measure the tire pressure again. The delta between the two pressure readings should not be more then 10%.

A under-inflated tire will actually heat up dramatically and cause the tire pressure to rise inside the tire. Likewise a over-inflated tire will rise in pressure very little and will suffer poor tire wear and tire performance.

I've noticed my tires run cold at 35PSI and warm at 37-38PSI which is right in the 10% sweet spot.

Note: One tire pressure for your LC is not constant. You need to readjust your tire pressure every time you change weight loading. For example you pop that RTT up top and load the back with camping supplies. Yup, tire pressure needs to be adjusted as well.

 

[Pork Soda]

thats what I thought at first, but once people get to know you, there are a lot of insults, funny ones tho

Pork Soda, first, I want to hear the story behind your handle. Second, I just moved from the Original Equipment P275/60-18 Bridgestone Dueler H/T's to LT275/70-18 BFG AT KO's and have been playing around with pressures myself. 40 psi felt good, but I was concerned that with a rated maximum pressure of 80 psi, 40 psi would actually be underinflated. I bumped the pressure up today to 50 psi and drove around a bit. The steering felt noticeably lighter and less precise. Earlier tonight, I found the thread below and followed the instructions at the Toyo Tires link. The math says I should be between 40 and 45 psi. In the morning, I'll be dropping down to 45 psi and see how that feels/drives.

Correct Tire Pressure

Good luck!

Awesome, thanks for the link ! I saw that one at work the other day but didn't have time to check it out.
As for the handle: well, every good boy and girl fortunate enough to be raised in Arkansas loves the HOGS ( woo pig !!). Also, I am a weirdo who enjoys some Primus and other forms of loud music.

 

[Pork Soda]

 

[Pork Soda]

A lot of good info in this thread. The main thing I took away was the rule of thumb of pressure change cold vs. running. In other words, measure the tire pressure when the tire is cold (i.e. first thing in the morning). Then go drive around for at least a half an hour to warm up the tires (preferably on the freeway), and measure the tire pressure again. The delta between the two pressure readings should not be more then 10%.

A under-inflated tire will actually heat up dramatically and cause the tire pressure to rise inside the tire. Likewise a over-inflated tire will rise in pressure very little and will suffer poor tire wear and tire performance.

I've noticed my tires run cold at 35PSI and warm at 37-38PSI which is right in the 10% sweet spot.

Note: One tire pressure for your LC is not constant. You need to readjust your tire pressure every time you change weight loading. For example you pop that RTT up top and load the back with camping supplies. Yup, tire pressure needs to be adjusted as well.

Yep, that was the main nugget I got out of that as well.

Also, on a personal note Anthony, your fantastic fire tower pics helped me to convince the wife that "we" needed to upgrade the hundy. We might be denying our kids their right to enjoy the Natural State if we had kept those small tires and running boards!! (Well, the running boards are still there until the kids get a little taller)

 

[1loudLX]

thats what I thought at first, but once people get to know you, there are a lot of insults, funny ones tho

dude, you had tinted headlight covers and you painted your front hub caps red to look like hub locks









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[FullyLitLED]

dude, you had tinted headlight covers and you painted your front hub caps red to look like hub locks

exhibit A...lol thanks loud

 

[1loudLX]

let us not forget the orange diff drop and blue emblem...

 

[Anthony.L]

Also, on a personal note Anthony, your fantastic fire tower pics helped me to convince the wife that "we" needed to upgrade the hundy. We might be denying our kids their right to enjoy the Natural State if we had kept those small tires and running boards!! (Well, the running boards are still there until the kids get a little taller)

Wow, that's awesome, glad to hear it! I will be posting lot of fire lookout pics next summer as it will be one of my main goals to visit as many as possible. You really do you get see natural vistas that nobody else would see normally.