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MUF

Member Since: 31 Jul 2009
Location: Super Burnley
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2007 Defender 90 Puma 2.4 HT Stornoway Grey

BFG MUD Terrains - What Tyre Pressure?

Does anyone know what pressures I should be running in my BFG muds?
Vehicle 90 County Hard Top
Not pulling any weight
Tyre Size 265 75 R16

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12th Jan 2010 10:38pm

ken

Member Since: 18 Aug 2009
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Posts: 4328

Start at Standard and work up and down from there

The reason for this is one pressure will work for some wont work for others only you know how you want it to feel

Oh Me BFG KM2's 285/75/16 me Fr 2.1 Rr 2.6

13th Jan 2010 7:49am

jamesbond007

Member Since: 28 Oct 2009
Location: Central Algarve - Portugal
Posts: 172

2009 Defender 110 Puma 2.4 XS DCPU Rimini Red

I do 2.2/2.6 with BFG AT (Size 265 75 R16)
on my 110. Boldly going nowhere

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13th Jan 2010 10:15am

Laurie

Member Since: 22 Feb 2008
Location: Sussex, England
Posts: 2897

2005 Defender 90 Td5 XS CSW Bonatti Grey

Mine are running happily at 35psi (90XS SW)

13th Jan 2010 1:35pm

jst

Member Since: 14 Jan 2008
Location: Taunton
Posts: 7695

2011 Defender 110 Puma 2.4 USW Stornoway Grey

i run 28 front and 32 rear on my truck cab Cheers

James
110 XS Utility
130 Puma Station wagon/camper (in the making)
90 Puma Hardtop

13th Jan 2010 10:24pm

fekete

Member Since: 24 Dec 2008
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2007 Defender 90 Puma 2.4 HT Bonatti Grey

jst wrote:
i run 28 front and 32 rear on my truck cab

sounds about right for me

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13th Jan 2010 10:45pm

Mad Cow

Member Since: 27 Oct 2009
Location: Hertfordshire
Posts: 292

2007 Defender 90 Puma 2.4 HT Zermatt Silver

There is a school of thought that says BFGs should be run 8psi higher than standard. I used to do this on my V8 Disco (245/75R16 Mud Terains) and it felt better than standard pressures.

However I now run my Defender on 285/75R16 BFG Mud Terrains at standard pressures with no problems. MAD COW

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30th Jan 2010 6:31pm

jst

Member Since: 14 Jan 2008
Location: Taunton
Posts: 7695

Mad Cow wrote:
There is a school of thought that says BFGs should be run 8psi higher than standard. I used to do this on my V8 Disco (245/75R16 Mud Terains) and it felt better than standard pressures.

However I now run my Defender on 285/75R16 BFG Mud Terrains at standard pressures with no problems.

thats one i hadn't heard of before, do you know where and when it came about? Cheers

James
110 XS Utility
130 Puma Station wagon/camper (in the making)
90 Puma Hardtop

30th Jan 2010 7:40pm

mse

Member Since: 06 Apr 2008
Location: UK
Posts: 5024

2016 Defender 110 Puma 2.2 XS CSW Scotia Grey

You could just email BFG - I did for my AT's Mike

30th Jan 2010 8:04pm

Mad Cow

Member Since: 27 Oct 2009
Location: Hertfordshire
Posts: 292

jst wrote:
Mad Cow wrote:
There is a school of thought that says BFGs should be run 8psi higher than standard. I used to do this on my V8 Disco (245/75R16 Mud Terains) and it felt better than standard pressures.

However I now run my Defender on 285/75R16 BFG Mud Terrains at standard pressures with no problems.

thats one i hadn't heard of before, do you know where and when it came about?

If I recall it was doing the rounds on the Discovery Owners Club Forum about four or five years ago, I tried it and it worked on the Disco so might have been vehicle specific rather than for BFGs in general? MAD COW

2007 90 Hard Top - 2009 BMW F800GS - 2002 CCM 604E Dual Sport

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30th Jan 2010 11:36pm

mse

Member Since: 06 Apr 2008
Location: UK
Posts: 5024

Mad Cow wrote:
jst wrote:
Mad Cow wrote:
There is a school of thought that says BFGs should be run 8psi higher than standard. I used to do this on my V8 Disco (245/75R16 Mud Terains) and it felt better than standard pressures.

However I now run my Defender on 285/75R16 BFG Mud Terrains at standard pressures with no problems.

thats one i hadn't heard of before, do you know where and when it came about?

If I recall it was doing the rounds on the Discovery Owners Club Forum about four or five years ago, I tried it and it worked on the Disco so might have been vehicle specific rather than for BFGs in general?

If it was around that time - it might have been following the conversation I had with BFG at the time - i remember posting something on the DOC forum Mike

31st Jan 2010 12:34pm

jst

Member Since: 14 Jan 2008
Location: Taunton
Posts: 7695

When you say it worked by the extra psi - what do mean - better economy, less tyre wear, ??? Cheers

James
110 XS Utility
130 Puma Station wagon/camper (in the making)
90 Puma Hardtop

31st Jan 2010 12:53pm

JoostKenya

Member Since: 31 Jan 2010
Location: Naivasha
Posts: 9

Those high pressures might work well on good tarmac.
But on the stony tracks here in Kenya it is far too much! The ride is too harsh.

I drive them (255/85R16 MT) on 1.7 bars / 25 Psi all around.
Comfort is much better at these low pressures.
Basically you will notice the difference every 0.1 bars that is reduced. Joost
Defender 110 Puma 2.4
Tornado TD5 Racer
Defender 110 V8
Defender 136'' 300Tdi Safaricar
SIIA V8 Hybrid

31st Jan 2010 4:46pm

roel

Member Since: 08 Aug 2009
Location: Lelystad
Posts: 2039

I run the BFG MT's a little higher than standard for a disco as mine was a Camel and 2500 kg empty. The tyres wore nice even over the thread. If you run to high you will get more wear in the centre and too low you will wear the sides more. Roel

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1st Feb 2010 9:39am

Allan

Member Since: 09 Sep 2009
Location: Perth
Posts: 166

2008 Defender 110 Puma 2.4 SVX Station Wagon Santorini Black

Mad Cow wrote:
There is a school of thought that says BFGs should be run 8psi higher than standard. I used to do this on my V8 Disco (245/75R16 Mud Terains) and it felt better than standard pressures.

However I now run my Defender on 285/75R16 BFG Mud Terrains at standard pressures with no problems.

I tried that on my old D1 and couldn't drive it in a straight line (265/75x16) ended up running 32lb all round but on my Puma run standard tyre pressures on same size tyres but 8 inch rims

Allan

4th Feb 2010 11:52pm

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