Tire Deflation

[canucksafari]

It is the SS version: Simple & Small. Something I can snap onto my key chain.

 

[Glenn-BJ74]

I probably have three air down settings depending on the terrain so the Stauns were not useful for me and I sold them - also I found them not terrible accurate and time consuming to initially set.

Checking tire pressure with that Oz gizmo would require several repetitions of reinserting the valve and using a tire gauge, way more time consuming - as Jeff asks I don't see the advantage over the ARB type, which allows checking pressure with the valve stem out...what am I missing ?

 

[Wheelingnoob]

I don't quite see the point, when you could buy the ARB 'style', which has an inline gauge, for a similar price.

That was exactly my point, I would much rather know that all my tires are at 18psi than trust that I counted the same each time. Once you take the time to check with a conventional gauge the time saved is moot. Think I got Gavin's ARB one for $35 at 4Wheel parts on sale.

 

[canucksafari]

Having exactly equal PSI on 4 tires is not an issue for me off road. I guess it is for some. If I am within one or two PSI, I am happy. But then again, I don't like going so low that one PSI may mean breaking the bead or not. The tire certainly is not going to overheat at the speed I travel.

Just thought I would offer getting in some others deflators when I order mine - for those who don't have one yet and don't need to be precise.

 

[wussyPup]

Go ARB (fits nicely in driver's door pocket) or cheap, non adjustable, teraflex style (they fit on a keychain)

see 10 Tire Deflators - Drop 'Em - Jp Magazine

I've also used a Staun style and was disgusted by how slow they were. They start off at a medium speed and get progressively slower as they get closer to target pressure.

-Steve

 

[Yabedude]

i use stauns for the most part, but also have an ARB for lowering to low low PSI in snow.