Do you know what a 'half-shaft" is?
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must be a wonderful ride if you're running 50 psi 
Stalker62
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She is an ex-military truck and that's what they had stuck on. When she was given some TLC this year, the lads at the garage just replaced the stickers that were there.must be a wonderful ride if you're running 50 psi
Truth be told, not sure how much comfort can be improved by a couple of psi.
comfort can be improved vastly by more more than just a couple of psi.
Stalker62
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Do tell...
Stalker62
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34psi
This tyre placard recommends a minimum tyre pressure of 34psi for the Land Rover Defender.
Smellydog
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Ay, 18 is good off road, won't get stuck then34psi
This tyre placard recommends a minimum tyre pressure of 34psi for the Land Rover Defender.
Stalker62
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Be gentle with me, I am still losing blood.Ay, 18 is good off road, won't get stuck then
Check out the Rupelstiltskin thread...
Smellydog
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Linky???Be gentle with me, I am still losing blood.
Check out the Rupelstiltskin thread...
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Stalker62
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wabbit warren
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bit off subject but back in the 90,s we made a lot of drive shafts for lads putting the 1.8l golf GTI engine into the Vauxhall nova
and made a good penny from it as well
easy to make with the right material a lathe and a gear cutter
and made a good penny from it as well
easy to make with the right material a lathe and a gear cutter
High pressure results in a harsh ride. Try reducing pressure a fair bit. It will also improve off-road performance. Try 30 psi or so, as mentioned above, and post a picture of the tyres.
The tyre fitters pumped my BFG's on my jimny to 30psi and ride was harsh. I've since reduced this to 18psi and it's much improved.
My Landrover has four wheels.Just back after picking up the old girl.
Not much to see...
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But at least she is going...for now...
Foxyboy43
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Hmmm. I remember misreading the psi for my motorbike very many years ago and putting 18 instead of 28(?) psi in the two tyres. Several inner tubes later I discovered my error - under very hard braking (yes I know but I was 16) the tyres moved around the rims and ripped out the inner tube valve!
Sooo - is there not a risk of similar with the sainted Jimny?
No inner tubes to worry about on most modern vehicles with tubeless tyres!Hmmm. I remember misreading the psi for my motorbike very many years ago and putting 18 instead of 28(?) psi in the two tyres. Several inner tubes later I discovered my error - under very hard braking (yes I know but I was 16) the tyres moved around the rims and ripped out the inner tube valve!
Sooo - is there not a risk of similar with the sainted Jimny?
On a separate note, I think that some people who slate BFG's tend to run them overinflated with resulting poor performance.
Foxyboy43
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Aye - replaced 3 for the MOT - turned it into a boneshaker so might let some air out - as opposed to MrsFB’s view that the problem is air getting in - not to the Jimny!
about 25 years ago i built my first trike. back end was from a vw beetle but stripped to absolute bare bones and a bike front end welded on... initially , not thinking or remembering my training, i left the rear standard wheels on the psi they had been while the beetle was a car..... jesus, it was uncomfortable to ride and handled like ****! swift finger in the air and using the W A G method, i calculated that the required pressure was 12 psi .....(WAG = wild arsed guesswork)... rode like a dream and handled....
the tyre and the air contained is the first stage of the vehicles suspension.
