derik Posted May 28, 2017 Report Share Posted May 28, 2017 I have been always driving in sand at 14-15 psi, after reading this here somewhere. Now last week I was having 5 people in car and car was struggling a lot more. Do I increase or decrease the tire pressure when I have full load or it doesn't matter? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
desertdude Posted May 28, 2017 Report Share Posted May 28, 2017 Leave it as it. You were struggling because you were carrying a lot more weight. Decreasing pressure is not a good idea. You'll be a lot more prone to a pop out. Infact back in the day when I would load a 1 ton generator in the back of the bushanab I would deflate to only 20psi but with the weight of the generator the footprint at 20 was that of a 15 deflated tyre. When when on safari with full load of 6pax plus drivee never took it below 15. Another reason is. Its summer time now and the sand is a lot more softer too. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gaurav Posted May 28, 2017 Report Share Posted May 28, 2017 Go with above advise as it is. You can only deflate further while you struggle if you have good condition off-road tires (All terrain or M/S). Then you can deflate to 10-12 psi otherwise for road tires (HT tread) 14-15 is ideal. If you deflate further while having extra load then be careful to avoid sharp turn and go straight up and down than side-ways which will pop-out tire more easily due to extra load under low tire pressure. 1 Let's root for each other & watch each other grow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
derik Posted May 29, 2017 Author Report Share Posted May 29, 2017 Thanks guys for your advices and im on highway tires and should stick to 15 pressure in that case. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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