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 Post subject: Which Tire Deflator?
PostPosted: Sun Aug 17, 2008 12:39 am 
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My birthday is coming up and the wife is wanting a list of things that I want. One thing that I’ve wanted for a long time but have always neglected to buy is a tire deflator. The new September issue of JP magazine listed 10 different brands of tire deflators. Does anyone prefer any type or brand of tire deflator? Obviously there are a few that seem complicated and others that seem simple.

1. Currie E-Z Deflator
2. Mil Spec Multi-Choice Deflator
3. Teraflex Air Deflator
4. 4 Air Tire Inflator/Deflator
5. Staun Tyre Deflator
6. Smittybilt Tire Deflator
7. Trailhead Automatic Tire Deflator
8. Mini Monsters
9. Monster Valves
10. Klune-V Rapid Air Down valves

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11. Powertank: Monster Deflators
12. Sun Performance: Quick Air Deflators
13. Oyster Bay Tackle: Tire Buddy II
14. Oasis: Trail Head Deflator
15. Equal Air US: Equal Air Deflator

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Actually I was mulling over this very subject the other night and went looking out on the web, came across a comparison of 10 different units. Some are on your list and some aren't. Might be worth a look when trying to decide.


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Actually I was mulling over this very subject the other night and went looking out on the web, came across a comparison of 10 different units. Some are on your list and some aren't. Might be worth a look when trying to decide.


Thanks for the link, I added 5 more to the list above.

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Get the fast .99 cent tire deflators...................................

Just a simple little .99 cent valve core remover is all I use,fast as any of the above and cost me less then a buck.


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 Post subject: I'm down to these two choices
PostPosted: Sun Aug 17, 2008 1:44 pm 
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Air down Time (34 psi - 10 psi) one tire 4:31, four tires 7:27
Cost: $12.00 - $20.00 price range

Teraflex
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Air down Time (34 psi - 10 psi) one tire 7:27, four tires 11:24
Cost: $10.00 - $15.00 price range

Benefits:
1. You don’t have to worry about losing the valve core.
2. You can check the tire pressure during deflation without removing the tool.
3. Once the desired pressure is reached, remove the deflator and put it back on the handy keychain.
4. Lightweight, non-bulky, and easy to keep in the glove box.
5. These Deflators do not have any moving parts that could fail.

I think I will go with the Sun Performance because they deflate a little quicker, plus they come in colors! :D

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I'm a big fan of the Staun deflators. I like that I can attach them and walk away, they will turn themselves off when they reach the pressure I've set them at. My brother has had his for about 5 years now and never had a problem. Like anything with moving parts, I'm sure they will eventually need to be replaced but I've never heard of them going bad, nor has anyone I've talked to. Also, I think you've seen me use them before.

Pros: Attach and walk away /*/ Solid contruction /*/ Reputable manufacturer
Cons: Cost about $50 /*/ Moving parts /*/ Have to remember what you set them for.

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PostPosted: Mon Aug 18, 2008 12:47 am 
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Just a simple little .99 cent valve core remover is all I use,fast as any of the above and cost me less then a buck.


You paid MONEY for yours??? Yeesh!

I've thought about going with the preset ones...but I REALLY don't want to de-bead a tire from underinflation. that would SUCK.

Troy...245/75-16 MTR's...15 psi safe to run on a 7" wide wheel?


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my vote is the stauns

easy to set , easy to use

if the need to be reset thats pretty simply too

you get 4 of them

never had an issue with mine for the last 3 years

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I know how they set, but how do you what psi they are set at once you set them? I know how to adjust them as well, but when bthomas used his on our Strawberry Trail run his had moved or come loose since he set them and weren't at the right psi anymore. I don't remember if he told me or if he knew how to reset them back to 15 or 18 psi.

Do you just put them on and see what psi is when it stops and adjust them from there or what?

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yep thats the way you do it


have a tyre ( maybe a spare ) at a set PSI say 18

put your staun on the valve and turn untill it starts passing air then slacken off a quarter turn and lock it off

repeat 3 more times and your done

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Guess I gotta buy some of these now.

I forgot: Thanks :wink:

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i've had my stauns for ages...

use them to set an inital psi... then manually adjust if i need to go further down (depending on conditions).

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 Post subject: Cost: $12.95 (I bought one set for each Jeep)
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I finally made the purchase: I went with the Sun Performance deflators.
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I just received my Staun Deflators this past week.

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 Post subject: Re: Cost: $12.95 (I bought one set for each Jeep)
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i use these as well.. however mine were free from Warn after we had a bad airfitting in the powerplant... they sent a bag with a bunch of small free stuff in it... great customer service! you can use all 4 at one time after some practice.. i'd start out using 2 at a time haha

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 Post subject: Re: Cost: $12.95 (I bought one set for each Jeep)
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you can use all 4 at one time after some practice.. i'd start out using 2 at a time haha


LOL, and with my luck, by the time I got back around to the first tire, the Jeep would be sitting on it’s rim with no bead. :lol: :lol: :shock:

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you can use all 4 at one time after some practice.. i'd start out using 2 at a time haha


LOL, and with my luck, by the time I got back around to the first tire, the Jeep would be sitting on it’s rim with no bead. :lol: :lol: :shock:


no bead! easy fix. bust out the starter fluid and a match :shock: :twisted:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jINu1cuRlww

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no bead! easy fix. bust out the starter fluid and a match :shock: :twisted:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jINu1cuRlww


:shock: Holy Smokes……………………you’ve got to be kidding me! :shock: :lol: :lol:
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I wonder how many times you could replicate that?

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i have the currie EZ-Tire Defaltor, i like it, little more complicated than others, but its really fast!!!

1. screw it onto the valvestem
2. push the pin in, unscrew the valve core and pull the pin out to pull the core out of the way
3. Pull the "slide valve" back away from the rim to let air out, push it in to check pressure, pull it back out to let more air out etc, until at desired PSI
4. once at correct PSI, push the pin back in to screw the valve core back into place
5. unscrew from valve stem move onto next tire

sounds complicated, but its really easy, i got it from summit racing for like 29 bucks

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 Post subject: Re: Cost: $12.95 (I bought one set for each Jeep)
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dieselenthusiast wrote:
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you can use all 4 at one time after some practice.. i'd start out using 2 at a time haha


LOL, and with my luck, by the time I got back around to the first tire, the Jeep would be sitting on it’s rim with no bead. :lol: :lol: :shock:


I was worried about that too :lol:. I put it on one one tire first and put a stop watch on it. It took about 75 seconds to deflate from 35 to 18psi so I figured I plenty of time to do all four at once and I tried it while it was sitting in the garage. Here's my routine:

1) Separate all four first
2) Remove all valve stem covers
3) Screw them on one at a time and start counting when I put the first one on.
4) I try to leave the same time interval between each one
5) Once the count reaches 65 I start removing them leaving the same interval as when I put them on

I have gotten to the point where the tires are within 2 psi of each other when I am done. I am still dialing in the time to get just the right psi left when I am done. Right now I usually have to adjust each tire to get afterwards to level up.

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