overherebc Posted December 23, 2016 Share Posted December 23, 2016 3 hours ago, gdgbb said: Whatever pressure you decide to inflate to just make sure you use nitrogen, nothing else is good enough. Fill yourself with gordongin or gilbysgin and you'll never know what the pressures were. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crossy Posted December 23, 2016 Share Posted December 23, 2016 3 hours ago, gdgbb said: Whatever pressure you decide to inflate to just make sure you use nitrogen, nothing else is good enough. My tyres have about 80% nitrogen, is that good enough? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
transam Posted December 23, 2016 Share Posted December 23, 2016 1 minute ago, Crossy said: My tyres have about 80% nitrogen, is that good enough? 'ang on, I will glooooogle............ santa.mp4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ace of Pop Posted December 23, 2016 Share Posted December 23, 2016 The Black Dot System should be applied to tyres Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soc Posted December 24, 2016 Share Posted December 24, 2016 On 22/12/2016 at 6:46 PM, duanebigsby said: Long time ago, a friend who had always had bicycles bought an old VW 412 and we were driving down the highway at 100kph. Huge BANG!. The front tire exploded taking the entire fender off with it. He manages to pull the car over and I asked how much pressure in the tires man? Well 100lbs he says. That's what I always put in my bicycle. We quickly let the excess out of them before continuing. Too funny! A few weeks ago on another thread l did mention about excess tyre pressure on my company Pickup while in New Guinea. We used to run 80psi in our lsuzu dump trucks & thats what my boys put in to my pickup when they fitted a set of tyres. l had to go into town to pick up parts & the ride was so rough & all over the road. Checked the tyres in town & yep 80psi. l quickly let them down to 30psi. When l got back to the workshop, l called in my boys & explained it all to them. Not their fault, no one had ever told them. It was a short trip, guess l was lucky. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Don Mega Posted December 24, 2016 Share Posted December 24, 2016 I run nitrogen in the front @ 31.25 psi and air in the back @ 33.67 psi. Good combo !! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gdgbb Posted December 24, 2016 Share Posted December 24, 2016 23 hours ago, Kwasaki said: agree but Oh dear not again. No, not again, I'm joking, for god's sake. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gdgbb Posted December 24, 2016 Share Posted December 24, 2016 22 hours ago, overherebc said: Fill yourself with gordongin or gilbysgin and you'll never know what the pressures were. Looks like you're in the middle of trying your own suggestion. I'll have a large one of those "gordongins" please. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JAS21 Posted December 24, 2016 Share Posted December 24, 2016 13 hours ago, Don Mega said: I run nitrogen in the front @ 31.25 psi and air in the back @ 33.67 psi. Good combo !! That's the wrong way around ...because nitrogen is lighter than air ... to balance the weight of the tyres (front to rear) you need the nitrogen to be at the higher pressure ...to get more of it in the tyres so more weight. So nitrogen should be in the rear tyres ... the ones that have the greater pressue. I don't know why you got that that wrong ...after several glasses of wine it just seemed so obvious to me ........☺☺☺ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
overherebc Posted December 24, 2016 Share Posted December 24, 2016 If anyone out there can drive a bog standard car and tell me they know the tyres have air, which is 85% ish nitrogen, or pure nitrogen in them then I will be shocked, stunned and slightly flabbergasted. In fact my flabber will never have been so gasted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
little mary sunshine Posted December 24, 2016 Share Posted December 24, 2016 Check with the car manufacturer to be sure Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Don Mega Posted December 24, 2016 Share Posted December 24, 2016 8 hours ago, JAS21 said: That's the wrong way around ...because nitrogen is lighter than air ... to balance the weight of the tyres (front to rear) you need the nitrogen to be at the higher pressure ...to get more of it in the tyres so more weight. So nitrogen should be in the rear tyres ... the ones that have the greater pressue. I don't know why you got that that wrong ...after several glasses of wine it just seemed so obvious to me ........☺☺☺ I run the heavier air in the rear to assist with traction, These pickups are already too light in the rear without a load in em. No point making it lighter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JAS21 Posted December 24, 2016 Share Posted December 24, 2016 12 minutes ago, Don Mega said: I run the heavier air in the rear to assist with traction, These pickups are already too light in the rear without a load in em. No point making it lighter. True, that is thinking 'Outside The Box' I see things in a different light this morning ...topic may well be turning in that direction also...??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
transam Posted December 25, 2016 Share Posted December 25, 2016 1 hour ago, Don Mega said: I run the heavier air in the rear to assist with traction, These pickups are already too light in the rear without a load in em. No point making it lighter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ace of Pop Posted December 25, 2016 Share Posted December 25, 2016 Fill em with water like Farmers do with TractorsSent from my iPhone using Thaivisa Connect Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Don Mega Posted December 25, 2016 Share Posted December 25, 2016 (edited) 4 minutes ago, Ace of Pop said: Fill em with water like Farmers do with Tractors Sent from my iPhone using Thaivisa Connect Nah if I did that then I'd have to use nitrogen otherwise the water will boil. I think hammering on a few pounds of wheel weights would be a better solution. Edited December 25, 2016 by Don Mega Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ace of Pop Posted December 25, 2016 Share Posted December 25, 2016 Good point ,in TAs case the speed he drives now he would have to add Anti Freeze StuffSent from my iPhone using Thaivisa Connect Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Don Mega Posted December 25, 2016 Share Posted December 25, 2016 2 minutes ago, Ace of Pop said: Good point ,in TAs case the speed he drives now he would have to add Anti Freeze Stuff Sent from my iPhone using Thaivisa Connect I dont drive pickup any faster than 25mph as it feels like it will roll over at any moment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
canthai55 Posted December 25, 2016 Share Posted December 25, 2016 1 hour ago, Don Mega said: I dont drive pickup any faster than 25mph as it feels like it will roll over at any moment. Ah - the Balance factor Grasshopper. Do you put extra weight on the passenger side of the car/truck when driving alone ? Sounds like your off kilter. Carry 24 - or 48 - or 96 bottles of beer on the floor next time, depending on how much you weigh. It will all Balance out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Don Mega Posted December 25, 2016 Share Posted December 25, 2016 5 minutes ago, canthai55 said: Ah - the Balance factor Grasshopper. Do you put extra weight on the passenger side of the car/truck when driving alone ? Sounds like your off kilter. Carry 24 - or 48 - or 96 bottles of beer on the floor next time, depending on how much you weigh. It will all Balance out. I only ever drive with the fuel tank at no less than 3/4 full, this balances the left to right weight distribution. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kwasaki Posted December 25, 2016 Share Posted December 25, 2016 20 hours ago, gdgbb said: No, not again, I'm joking, for god's sake. Yep !! did fathom that, that why the.... ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BSJ Posted December 25, 2016 Share Posted December 25, 2016 I go to the tyre repair shop in Wang Si Phun and yesterday the woman who works there said if we are carrying 2 tonne of load we should put 80psi in the rear tyres.......and she said it with a straight face! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
transam Posted December 25, 2016 Share Posted December 25, 2016 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wcoast Posted December 26, 2016 Share Posted December 26, 2016 The contact patch keeping you and your loved ones safe on a road is only a few square inches per corner. It would seem knowing how the best way to keep this small contact patch in contact with the road is life saving knowledge.Sent from my SM-A910F using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ace of Pop Posted December 26, 2016 Share Posted December 26, 2016 17 hours ago, transam said: Don Mega meets Damon more like.! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Don Mega Posted December 29, 2016 Share Posted December 29, 2016 On 12/26/2016 at 0:47 PM, Ace of Pop said: Don Mega meets Damon more like.! Who is Damon ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ace of Pop Posted December 29, 2016 Share Posted December 29, 2016 Son of Graham Hill Sent from my iPhone using Thaivisa Connect Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Don Mega Posted December 29, 2016 Share Posted December 29, 2016 Just now, Ace of Pop said: Son of Graham Hill Sent from my iPhone using Thaivisa Connect Well that makes perfect sense that he has a father (A lot of people do as well), still no idea who he is though, guess I should go google him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
localczar Posted January 11, 2017 Share Posted January 11, 2017 dont forget to use nitrogen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JAS21 Posted January 12, 2017 Share Posted January 12, 2017 Wow ... now 60 posts on how to blow your tyres up ... bet admin are pleased ☺☺☺ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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