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Timcat

Member Since: 20 Jul 2016
Location: Tanzania at the moment
Posts: 1008

2012 Defender 110 Puma 2.2 SW Indus Silver

Under pressure..

We depart for Portugal Wednesday & the 110 is finished ( well until we get back & decide to change things) Standard suspension & will be fully loaded to include full recovery kit & Air top tent so she's carrying a fair bit.
She's running on standard MTRs and 30psi front & rear which after reading much on here is way too low.
2 questions really tarmac pressures & trail pressures? Manual is saying 30f & 48r which seems a lot to me ( I can play with these en-route) but looking for ball park bench mark on both scenarios please.

28th May 2017 10:57am

LandRoverAnorak

Member Since: 17 Jul 2011
Location: Surrey
Posts: 11240

2013 Defender 110 Puma 2.2 USW Orkney Grey

30 and 48 worked for me for a loaded 110. Darren

110 USW BUILD THREAD - EXPEDITION TRAILER - 200tdi 90 BUILD THREAD - SANKEY TRAILER - IG@landroveranorak

"You came in that thing? You're braver than I thought!" - Princess Leia

28th May 2017 11:24am

sharkey964

Member Since: 05 Oct 2014
Location: On a muddy track
Posts: 570

2007 Defender 90 Puma 2.4 XS CSW Santorini Black

I run my 90 fully loaded roof tent Foxwing & all camping associated stuff.
40psi road,usualy for drive to destination.
18psi to 25psi for off road depending on how rocky loose or muddy conditions are.
Tyres are BFG M/T 285/70/16
I find these pressures work well for me.
Marc

28th May 2017 11:37am

custom90

Member Since: 21 Jan 2010
Location: South West, England.
Posts: 19560

32 F 34 R for me in my 90 with 255/85 KM2's.

Varies between 110 and a 90 due to weight, 110's normally require higher on the rear due to length and weight handling.

This suite me for what I do, probably another couple of psi on thecrear if towing very heavy but I don't. Diesel$ Live$ Matter. ⛽️🛢️👨‍🔧🧰⚙️ RED, WHITE & BOOST! 🇬🇧

28th May 2017 11:41am

Alien

Member Since: 18 Jan 2015
Location: Bacchus Marsh
Posts: 230

Rough rule I use for highway initial set up is to inflate until the side wall has stood up( not bagged out) and add 10psi.
I then look for a 3-5psi increase after an hour of driving, less is over inflated/ more is to low.
(From a quick google search)...http://www.aawen4x4.com.au/

For high speed dirt roads I deflate until I see the side wall start to bag out and go 5psi more.
For harder tracks(rocks etc) I go another 5psi again but drive to suit.

For reference only I run at close to full weight on holidays running KM 2 mud tyres while towing 1600kgs of bed on wheels with our 110.
Highway, 44 front, 55->60 rear, 44 TVan.
Dirt (80km/h), 34 front, 42>50 rear, 35 TVan.
Rock crawling tracks 28 front, 30 rear not towing or 36, 30 TVan.
All of this I monitor with an onboard TPMS with the sensors strapped inside each wheel including spares. Cheers,
Kyle.

28th May 2017 11:44am

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