[deg0603]

I'm learning this is loaded question, but I'd appreciate opinions on what tire pressure would be appropriate for general cruising down fire roads. No rock climbing yet.

With 4 passengers 60 pounds of trail gear and a 50 pound spare wheel.

It says on the OEM tire "36 PSI to set bead"..... what's that refer to?

Thanks!

 

[gump]

36 psi is just for popping the bead into the seat when mounting the tires. I run mine at 10 for the factory tires. Each tire manufacturer will have their own ratings.

 

[General John]

For road riding I would run the highest PSI for the tire rating maybe even a pound or two over….IMO

 

[lueck89]

I would stick around 10 psi give or take 2 psi. Anything more than that is overkill IMO...

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[gump]

Too much pressure will wear the center tread out before the outside lugs.

 

[deanrowski]

Too much pressure makes the ride terrible. Tires are actually an integral part of the suspension system on UTVs as on ATVs. Thus it's very important to find the correct pressure for your application. With bead locks I run 6psi in front 8psi rear for general trail riding. On stock rims I agree with above posts of 10psi front 12psi rear plus or minus a couple pounds. I've had many friends wondering why their machines ride so rough, first thing I do is check their tire pressure! Some have been as high as 22psi! I drop them down to 12psi and they are amazed how smooth the ride is.

 

[Idaho]

10-18 on the fire roads depending on the terrain (ground hardness, rocks, etc). If my wife is with me, will lower the tire pressure and sometimes soften the shock setting.

 

[deg0603]

HOLY GEEZ am I glad I asked. Thank you for the input. Had there not been multiple responses of 10-12 I might have thought that would just squish the tries right off the rims...... but I guess that's not true?

I had 18 in mine from the dealer and noticed that if my unit sat for a couple of days in my garage, I could hear the tires shaping back up a little when I started down the street....wup, wup, wup. So I thought I had too little pressure in them for the garage floor.

So I upped it to 25 thinking I was compromising! I'm about a mile from my driveway to some dirt I can mess around in. I'll adjust the pressure before I take it out again.

 

[lueck89]

HOLY GEEZ am I glad I asked. Thank you for the input. Had there not been multiple responses of 10-12 I might have thought that would just squish the tries right off the rims...... but I guess that's not true?

I had 18 in mine from the dealer and noticed that if my unit sat for a couple of days in my garage, I could hear the tires shaping back up a little when I started down the street....wup, wup, wup. So I thought I had too little pressure in them for the garage floor.

So I upped it to 25 thinking I was compromising! I'm about a mile from my driveway to some dirt I can mess around in. I'll adjust the pressure before I take it out again.

The stock general tires flat spot easily from sitting no matter the air pressure. Its just the tires. Run 8-12 psi and the rude will be dramatically better. Remember the general only weighs like 1600 lbs, no need for all that air pressure. It's not a car/small truck that weighs 4k lbs...

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[Renob4x4]

You will not lose a bead on the stock wheels at 8 psi or even 6 psi just driving on dirt roads.

I am running stock wheels/tires at 6 to 8 psi and am frequently off camber, putting allot of pressure on the sidewalls but have yet to pop a bead.

For your driving, I agree with 10 to 12 psi, then fine tune the ride feel via the shocks.

 

[Johnny 7]

8-12 and I prefer 8.

 

[Pirate]

Holy cow!! I've been running 7 3/4 psi in my EFX Motovators since I got the General back in 2016. Never had a problem with bead or anything else, sure makes for a nice ride in rough country!
Pirate

 

[gump]

Holy cow!! I've been running 7 3/4 psi in my EFX Motovators since I got the General back in 2016. Never had a problem with bead or anything else, sure makes for a nice ride in rough country!
Pirate

The lowest pressure you can get away with the better for off road rigs. If you can run that without popping the beads then let it rip.

 

[deg0603]

Thanks again, great input.

 

[bobx2]

10-12 psi for road riding and 8-10 for trails and crawling has always worked well for me.

 

[brad99superd]

11 front
13 rear

for me, rides WAY better and haven't had any issues running in WI for the last 3000mi on my 22. 👍 Others are right however 10-12 would be just fine!