I'd be willing to bet you'd cause some sort of siezure in a tire company
engineer with talk of airing a P tire down to 12 to 15 psi. They'd
probably have a fit with airing an LT down to those pressures too, but if
you drive slow enough and don't poke something through a sidewall of the
tire you'll be okay.
Motorcycle trials tires run at 4 psi or less, BTW, and can stand some
fairly good thumps and speed with the right bead locks.
Larry Elliott, '92, 3.9, 4x4, 5 sp'd, LE
On Mon, 14 Oct 1996, JT McBride wrote:
>
> Dave Hornback:
> >Airing down ADDS clearance? I can't figure. Dave
>
> Yup, you gain more clearance by keeping that sand under you, than you lose
> by reducing the rolling diameter of the tires.
>
> The science freak in me is asking if anyone has figured out the load capacity
> of sand before it squishes out to the sides. Doubtless the tire companies,
> but I doubt they'd share that info. Oh well.
>
> Jim
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