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by Trail X » Tue Oct 26, 2010 3:54 pm

janesy86 wrote:
fishsticks wrote:Very little tire deformation... who was running what PSI?

Was at 31ish the first day and aired down to 22 the second.


I have mine at 45 for everyday driving. I aired down to 32 for the off road portion and it was fine. Although, the big difference is that mine are load range C (6 ply).

I'll air down to 20ish if I really need the extra traction, but I find I lose a lot of ground clearance at that pressure.
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by janesy86 » Tue Oct 26, 2010 3:58 pm

Yea I'll agree. Usually I'm fine with around 30 psi but most times I'll air down to 22-25. Definitely felt a big difference tho after airing down...

I usually only have my tires at 35 psi daily but bumped it up to 40 for the drive down.
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by high-voltage » Tue Oct 26, 2010 8:12 pm

Love the videos!!
I've watched them about 5 times!
It's so great to see what our trucks are capable of.
I wish there was some wheeling like that close to me.
I would love to go with you guys someday and see how the EXT handles in those conditions.
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by wink » Thu Oct 28, 2010 3:59 am

Nice... loved the videos and pics. My girlfriend wants to know how the women held up for the trip?
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by bartonmd » Thu Oct 28, 2010 6:27 am

wink wrote:Nice... loved the videos and pics. My girlfriend wants to know how the women held up for the trip?


They seemed to do fine... Elisabeth did OK, even though she was getting over being sick...

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by janesy86 » Thu Oct 28, 2010 7:12 am

:Iagree: My gf did just fine. If it had been any more than the 2.5/3 days it might have been a different story.

She was just happy to take a shower once we got home. I mean I know I was too... So I think she'd do it again.
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by wink » Thu Oct 28, 2010 11:45 am

That's good.
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by AlekG » Thu Oct 28, 2010 7:00 pm

Did you guys see this guy?

http://www.expeditionportal.com/forum/s ... hp?t=51128

Isn't Spruce Knob around there?

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by Trail X » Thu Oct 28, 2010 8:14 pm

20 miles NW by the crow.

Nice looking spot... going to have to explore more north sometime.
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