Airing Up??

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Rocralr

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Hello everyone. I am going from 37's to 40 inch tires. With the 37's I used my dual ARB compressor to air up. It was slow but doable. Now going to 40's will I need a power tank? or stick with the compressor? What are other using to air up their 40's. Thanks..
 
My dual does my 37s from 12psi to 26 psi in 90 sec/tire. How fast are you wanting to go?

You don't NEED a power tank. If speed is what you're after, it will be faster though.
 
Hi. Mine seems a lot slower. I run 8 to 10 pounds then air up to 28/30 pounds. It takes about 2 to 3 minutes a tire? Just checking to see if there is a better way. When your old like I am every minute counts, hahaha.Thanks.
 
Rocralr said:
Hi. Mine seems a lot slower. I run 8 to 10 pounds then air up to 28/30 pounds. It takes about 2 to 3 minutes a tire? Just checking to see if there is a better way. When your old like I am every minute counts, hahaha.Thanks.
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Then yes, a power tank is a great, faster option. Unless of course it runs out of air because you forgot to refill it. Then it's useless. So I'd keep the ARB around as a backup.
 
I dunno, 2-3 minutes from 8 psi is pretty fast for a 37. A Powertank is fast but not that much faster and you'll go through it fast with 40's. Totally sucks when you run out and you've still got one more to do. I run PowerPlants on both my JK's running 40's and it get the job done well for me. :idontknow:
 
Rocralr said:
When your old like I am every minute counts, hahaha.Thanks.
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On the lighter side, pop the tire off the rim with a lower PSI and then a can of WD-40 and a match .. BooM!! you have the tire aired up in a couple of seconds :D
Just that you need to master the trick .. LOL
 
Amrth said:
On the lighter side, pop the tire off the rim with a lower PSI and then a can of WD-40 and a match .. BooM!! you have the tire aired up in a couple of seconds :D
Just that you need to master the trick .. LOL
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LOL!! That might work but the trick is learning how to do it right and I have personally seen plenty of people do it WRONG.

Here's is the proper way to do it.

 
Amrth said:
On the lighter side, pop the tire off the rim with a lower PSI and then a can of WD-40 and a match .. BooM!! you have the tire aired up in a couple of seconds :D
Just that you need to master the trick .. LOL
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You still need air. Once the hot air inside the tire cools it will shrivel like a dick in a snowstorm.


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I air up from 8psi to 30 with a count to 130. Haven't timed it with a stopwatch but it's pretty quick to me. Compared to going to the gas station or the cheap air compressor from AutoZone which literally took at least 5 min per tire from 12 psi.


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zimm said:
If you really want to air up fast, check out the extemeaire magnum. I have one, but I can't find a good place in the JK to mount it, so I run the ARB twin. The extremeaire is ridiculous fast, but you have to wire up everything from a 100 amp relay, pressure cut on/off switch, etc. Oh, and it's around $700 too with everything.

https://www.extremeoutback.com/product/14/ExtremeAire+Magnum+12+Volt+Compressor++Part#+007-222.html
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Oh man. For that price and amount of work you should look at throwing an air compressor on the acc belt like a York OBA


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That's way more involved and expensive. It's $529 just for the bracket and clutch, let alone the compressor, fittings, plumbing.
 
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