Tyre Deflators

Post by **beebee** » Mon Dec 16, 2002 3:54 pm

I've told my girlfriend that I want a set of tryre deflators for christmas as I can't justify spending my money on them and she wont buy me an ARB. As such - which ones should I get? The staun ones are $60 but I know that there are others.

Post by **POS** » Mon Dec 16, 2002 6:55 pm

Don't bother with them, i have never seen them work accurate yet.

Set them for 18 psi and some finish up at 20 and some 16 or so.

Also the set i saw only went down to 16psi.(to hard for some tyres)

This is just what i've seen, they were one of the first sets that i saw being used so they may have fixed that problem know.

Post by **beebee** » Mon Dec 16, 2002 8:05 pm

What brand were they?

Post by **beebee** » Mon Dec 16, 2002 8:05 pm

The staun's go down to 6 psi.

Mon Dec 16, 2002 8:07 pm

nails work pretty good, they go all the way down to zero

Post by **beebee** » Mon Dec 16, 2002 8:07 pm

The manufacturer claims that independant tests showed them to be accurate to 1/4 psi.

Sorry for all the posts!

Post by **spazbot** » Mon Dec 16, 2002 8:12 pm

i have stauns but only use one of them, it means all my tyres get to the same pressure , and i still get to chat while they go down

Post by **Shorty40** » Mon Dec 16, 2002 8:38 pm

spazbot wrote:i have stauns but only use one of them, it means all my tyres get to the same pressure , and i still get to chat while they go down

Can I have one of the other three you are not using ?? :lol:

Post by **beebee** » Mon Dec 16, 2002 8:39 pm

Yeah it seems like a waste of money but I don't want some shitty present at least they are something that I'll use. Any other suggestions for 4by presents?

Post by **Wooders** » Tue Dec 17, 2002 8:04 am

Petersens did a neat cpmparision between these toys about a year ago....The deflator v's the .45......The pistol won the race down :twisted:

IMHO deflaters onlty deflate your wallet...I MUCH prefer to just pull the core....(Just carry a feew spares incase you lose one - I had one launch itself into a menai mudhole :oops:

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Post by **Rut Slut** » Tue Dec 17, 2002 8:34 am

I have been using the new style Stauns for almost 12 months now. They have always stopped at the set pressure, although they can be a pain in the arse to set. They are great when you are in the snow or rain, just stick them on, and forget about them. By the time everyone else has finished letting down their tyres yours are finished, and you don't need to check the pressure.

Post by **big red** » Wed Dec 18, 2002 11:33 pm

i bought a set of the oasis ones many years ago, bloody useless, first you have to pump up the tyres so that they will start to let down ??? [ they need a 20 psi difference between the start and finish pressures ]
then you have to make sure all your valve stems and valve cores are the same or you get different pressures.
also they are so slow you just about have to install them before you leave home.
the kids also lost one of them.
comes in a nice leather pouch though :lol:

Post by **Rut Slut** » Thu Dec 19, 2002 8:42 am

big red wrote:i bought a set of the oasis ones many years ago, bloody useless, first you have to pump up the tyres so that they will start to let down ??? [ they need a 20 psi difference between the start and finish pressures ]
then you have to make sure all your valve stems and valve cores are the same or you get different pressures.
also they are so slow you just about have to install them before you leave home.
the kids also lost one of them.
comes in a nice leather pouch though

The new staun ones only need a couple of psi to start, and doesn't seem to matter what sort of tyre or valve stem you put them on. They are not super fast though. Takes a couple of minutes to let down all 4 from 30 to 10. Still quicker and easier than doing it manually though.

Post by **beebee** » Thu Dec 19, 2002 6:00 pm

Thanks for the replies everyone. I just told my gf that I'm not all that keen on the deflators as they seem a bit of a waste of money and as such we're not exchanging gifts this christmas. Even saves me some money - bonus!

Maybe I'll consider them when I'm at the stage where I'm sick of rolling in my own money! :lol:

Post by **MissDrew** » Sat Dec 21, 2002 10:52 am

I run a set of RADs in my rims and they are GREAT. There is nothing you need other then a pressure gaudge. These air down heeps quicker then removing the valve and there is now chance of loosing anything.

You simply loosen the valve cover then loosen the air down section and wait about 20 MAX secs to go from 25 to about 5. You can also have the gaudge on the main valve while you are airing down.

Cost of them is $175 for 4 which also comes with spare o rings. Once you have them you`d wish you`d got them years ago.

Post by **RUFF** » Sat Dec 21, 2002 5:25 pm

I have seen the RAD (Rapid Air Down) valves and they look to be the most efective to air down fast if you still want to check your own air pressures.If i was going to buy any of these then the RADs would be the one i would buy. I think they are available through Snake Racing.

Post by **MissDrew** » Sun Dec 22, 2002 8:50 pm

Yes they are

Post by **1MadEngineer** » Wed Dec 25, 2002 7:44 pm

A fast cheap easy idea was to fit opposite the stem a water bleed tap similar to the ones in the bottom of compressors with the little "T" handle.
quick and easy..... :lol:

Greg

Post by **beebee** » Thu Dec 26, 2002 12:16 am

Sounds like a good idea but it's just to tempting for one of the guys that you're wheeling with to let out all your air. But as I said - I like the idea.

Post by **antt** » Thu Dec 26, 2002 9:01 pm

sooo beebee, did ya get em for chrissy? how are they?

Post by **beebee** » Thu Dec 26, 2002 9:28 pm

No I pulled out on the idea. I got a pair of shoes instead. White skatin shoes that about 60% of people say look good, 25% don't like and the rest think they look me look g a y!

But at the moment, I'm totally redoing my rear end so I have no use for the deflators.

Thanks for asking though!

Post by **RUFF** » Thu Dec 26, 2002 9:37 pm

beebee wrote:No I pulled out on the idea. I got a pair of shoes instead. White skatin shoes that about 60% of people say look good, 25% don't like and the rest think they look me look g a y!

But at the moment, I'm totally redoing my rear end so I have no use for the deflators.

Thanks for asking though!

No wonder they think you look G A Y take another look at what you just wrote :finger:

Post by **antt** » Thu Dec 26, 2002 10:11 pm

lol good call ruff

Post by **beebee** » Thu Dec 26, 2002 10:49 pm

Rear end on the UTE! You know, diff, springs, shocks that sort of stuff.

Funny that it takes hours for someone to reply to a post asking a favour (when I was looking for an oxy torch) but all you gotta do is put one foot outa line and POUNCE! Took you guys all of 9 mins to reply with a smart arse remark.

Like your work! :lol:

PS Worst thing was that my mother was the first to say they looked g a y.

Ane me and my rear end have come (cum?) to an agreement!

Post by **RUFF** » Thu Dec 26, 2002 10:52 pm

Hows my towbar looking :lol:

Post by **beebee** » Thu Dec 26, 2002 11:03 pm

Hopefully as good as my snorkel!

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