Tire deflator kit??
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1stDeuce
Explorer
I'm now using the same. I tried some deflators a while back, but they get dirty, or I'd lose one, Or I'd be running around checking pressure constantly. In the end, a valve core tool (that I found on the trail) gets the job done with minimal time and money invested. I carry a few spare valve stems, as I wiped one off the wheel on a trail once. I can rob a core if I lose on, but I haven't yet...
The only deflator that comes close in speed is the ARB, and that's because it also pulls the core, it just traps it so you can't lose it, and has a built in gauge.
All the rest take forever, so being able to drive with them on, even at low speeds, would be ideal. Still not worth $60 to me. I'm "frugal".
c_ema
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I use this RAD in the original wheels hole
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dstn2bdoa
Adventurer
I also use the ARB.
I was going to get the Stauns so I could put them on and drive while they deflate. But like the others, I wanted to be able to quickly deflate to different PSI's for my different vehicles and conditions. I also realized that not all of my trail mates would have Staun type deflators, so I'd be waiting for them anyways.
I was going to get the Stauns so I could put them on and drive while they deflate. But like the others, I wanted to be able to quickly deflate to different PSI's for my different vehicles and conditions. I also realized that not all of my trail mates would have Staun type deflators, so I'd be waiting for them anyways.
MOguy
Explorer
for almost 2 decades down I have watched people use all sort of widgets to deflate their tires. I have tried a few myself. This is what I have found to be the most reliable, and simplest, works the best and fastest. I have been doing it this way for about the last 6-7 years now. I have never last a valve stem (I do carry extras), I have never had any issues.
thethePete
Explorer
Which is what an ARB does. For about $50. And for that price, I like the fact that it's all one unit, I don't have to worry about contamination getting into the valve stem, or dropping a core; I bet you a dollar it's not appreciably slower than pulling the core alone either, since the openings on the ARB body are bigger than the valve stem. Those who mention gauge consistency over calibrated accuracy are right, but maybe it's just the professional mechanic in me; I like both. My air gauges that I use regularly are all ANSI certified accurate because accuracy matters to me.
To each their own, after all; but for the amount of money people spend on stuff they might use once in a blue moon, I think $50 is a pretty cheap pill to swallow for something you'll use on every trip. Regardless of whether you go with screw on deflators, or ARB, or another type.
To each their own, after all; but for the amount of money people spend on stuff they might use once in a blue moon, I think $50 is a pretty cheap pill to swallow for something you'll use on every trip. Regardless of whether you go with screw on deflators, or ARB, or another type.
MOguy
Explorer
If it is one of these below, I will take that bet. I will be done with all four tires before you are done with two. I got one as a gift a few years ago, used it and re-gifted it. It worked fine but was slow and awkward. Pulling the stem was just too easy and much faster. Contamination is not a problem, air is blowing out when you remove stem that keeps contamination out. I have never lost a valve stem but I do carry extras.
But like you said, to each their own. There is more than one way to skin a cat or deflate tires.
Mrknowitall
Adventurer
Figured out years ago that my valve stems would go from hissing to whistling, right around 12psi. Pull the core, wait for the noise, jamb the core back in. I know- about as exact a science as all the rest of off-road travel.
Cottontail
Easy Street on Mud Tires
Now I don't have to post a picture of mine. However, instead of buying one, I took one of my old Philips head screwdrivers - since they seem to multiply like rabbits in the tool box - and cut the end off and used a cut off wheel to notch it. Deflater for free. And it was satisfying to make a tool to satisfy one of my needs.
Assari
New member
I have both. Stauns are nice and easy if airing down to the same pressure every time. You can vary the set pressure of two or four of them but that kinda negates the "ease of use" benefit of them. Be sure to crank the set screw down hard and maybe mark a line of paint to indicate non-movement. I even remember how long ago their brand name was used as free spins bonus codes, at a Canadian casino here - casinobonus-ca.com/
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FlightMedicJP
Active member
MAde this video testing the JT Brooks. Love mine. I have the pro version.
rubicon91
Explorer
I just got back from 15 days in Moab and CO and I have the ARB tire Deflator and my buddy had ones that deflate all 4 tires at the same time. Yes it is more convenient to plug all 4 in and sit there but in every instance of airing down on the trip I was done with all 4 tires down to 15 psi before his were done. I would not mind doing all 4 at once but had zero issues with the ARB deflator at all.