Quick product recommendation. Tire inflator…

[Wambli Ska]

Portable air compressor. Tired of running on 36-40 lb street pressured tires off-road, kind’a bouncy, so I bought a rapid deflator to try out and it works as advertised. Much smother off-road ride at lower pressures which makes the wife happy.

Problem is airing back the big tires to hit the pavement takes forever with the little units they sell for cars and I already burned out two cheap ones when you’re running the big AT rubber so enter the new DeWalt tire inflator.

I know that DeWalt “is not what it used to be” as far as the Pro tools go but for Joe blow average guy they still make decent stuff.

Anyway tried this puppy yesterday and I was impressed. About 3 mins a tire to go from 28 to 36 lbs and I like the setup. Nice long cable reaches all the way to all four tires with easy and stores within the unit. It will also work with DeWalt 20 volt battery packs. The inflator hose screws into the valve stem so no more of the hit and miss lever thingies I hate.

The air hose adapters to fill sports balls, beach/pool toys, air mattresses and other crap store also on the unit and the whole thing seems solidly built. You set the desired pressure on the digital readout and press go and it auto stops when it’s done. According to my Jeep sensors it filled all 4 tires to 36lbs exactly.

Not really cheap at $129 but definitely much better than anything else I’ve tried. It’s now going to live in the Jeep.

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[GrapeApe]

I've been using the Ryobi version for years. Main difference is it doesn't have a plug in option 18v batteries only

[Wambli Ska]

Handy freaking things aren’t they. The “plug” wire is removable and they sell an AC option too which I don’t really see needing for my use. Forgot to mention max PSI is 160.

[Rugerfan]

I've been using the Ryobi version for years. Main difference is it doesn't have a plug in option 18v batteries only

I have the Ryobi too. I like it.

[GrapeApe]

Yes they are

[LMLarsen]

Yep, Wife and I each got that same one. She keeps hers in her F250, and mine stays in the garage.

I also got a couple batteries for them; the 12v cord can be a PIA…

[GrapeApe]

Just checked and Ryobi has changed everything about theirs, and reviews seem fairly consistent that the "updated" model SUCKS

[Wambli Ska]

Yep, Wife and I each got that same one. She keeps hers in her F250, and mine stays in the garage.

I also got a couple batteries for them; the 12v cord can be a PIA…

I guess I can see that on the F-250. Those tires are a long way away from the 12V "auxiliary plug" (Or cigarette lighter plug as they were once known) . Not a problem in either the Gladiator or the wife's CX-70. I'm still going to buy a few batteries since I'd rather not have to unpack and repack the chord every time I use it.

BTW this is not a true off-road solution. I only air down to mid/high-20lbs for comfort on the washboard roads, and since my tires are only 34' and I do not have bead locking wheels I do not go any lower. If I was running 40s on bead lockers at 15lb like some of the hardcore rock crawling guys this unit would not be able to air up 4 of those monster tires without overheating or me having to go get some lunch. But it serves my purposes well.

[Wambli Ska]

Just checked and Ryobi has changed everything about theirs, and reviews seem fairly consistent that the "updated" model SUCKS

Well that sucks...

[Bigslug]

I've got the red Open Road 150 psi unit and am very satisfied with the compressor and main hose itself. It will take my Tacoma's 265/70 R16's from 20 to 35 psi in no more than a minute or two.

I cut off the OEM screw-on filler nozzle (inconvenient) and gauge (inaccurate) and replaced them with a collection of Harbor Freight filler, gauge, and QD-to-valve-stem and standard 1/4" air line QD-to-hose connector so I can quickly put other things on to it..

I picked up a set of the Smittybilt adjustable deflator stems. They're accurate to within a pound or two, and quick enough that by the time I've screwed on the fourth one, the first is very nearly done.

[shotgunshooter3]

Enzo, it's not cheap by any means, but you may find this interesting. They work like a charm:

https://morrflate.com/shop/morrflate-mu ... wheelbase/

[Wambli Ska]

Enzo, it's not cheap by any means, but you may find this interesting. They work like a charm:

https://morrflate.com/shop/morrflate-mu ... wheelbase/

Nice stuff! I'm taking December off and decided to spend some serious time in the desert and make a hard assessment of where I'm going with the off-roading and the Jeep. I need to decide if I'm going to keep the current Gladiator and do some more upgrades to it or if I just need to take the plunge up to the Mojave, punch the tires up to 37s and call it good for the next few years. If I go bigger I'll need more air capacity to bring the big wheels up to highway pressure so this place just got tagged as a "favorite". Thank!.

[shotgunshooter3]

My dad also uses the Morrflate air pump (I think) w/ his Rubicon w/ 35's. Doesn't seem to have any issues. 37's are a whole 'nother ball game, even on Jeeps, so I can't necessarily help you there. Don't forget to include thick gloves in your air kit if you're going with a high volume pump!

[Wambli Ska]

Well having a vertically challenged wife might have me stay with 35s because I think 37s will require a 2-3” lift. The 34s I have on now are ALMOST her limit and she still looks like a cute monkey climbing aboard. I refuse to get lower steps that take away ANY clearance

[Bigslug]

Well having a vertically challenged wife might have me stay with 35s because I think 37s will require a 2-3” lift. The 34s I have on now are ALMOST her limit and she still looks like a cute monkey climbing aboard. I refuse to get lower steps that take away ANY clearance

AMP Research electric step running boards. They require some maintenance to keep working smoothly, but they fit that bill. WIth a 75 year old hunting buddy with two artificial knees and a 4'10" spouse with a bad one, these were needed on even a stock height Tacoma on its 30.5"s.

[shotgunshooter3]

Well having a vertically challenged wife might have me stay with 35s because I think 37s will require a 2-3” lift. The 34s I have on now are ALMOST her limit and she still looks like a cute monkey climbing aboard. I refuse to get lower steps that take away ANY clearance

https://www.homedepot.com/p/Rubbermaid- ... /206352635

[Wambli Ska]

Well having a vertically challenged wife might have me stay with 35s because I think 37s will require a 2-3” lift. The 34s I have on now are ALMOST her limit and she still looks like a cute monkey climbing aboard. I refuse to get lower steps that take away ANY clearance

AMP Research electric step running boards. They require some maintenance to keep working smoothly, but they fit that bill. WIth a 75 year old hunting buddy with two artificial knees and a 4'10" spouse with a bad one, these were needed on even a stock height Tacoma on its 30.5"s.

I REALLY like the concept but I don't want to spend a lot of money (relative term since any decent hardy static setup is $300 or more) on something that will be most likely act as a disposable "bumper" guarding my Jeep from rocks hits. Getting the wife comfortably in/out of the Jeep is "almost" secondary

[Wambli Ska]

Well having a vertically challenged wife might have me stay with 35s because I think 37s will require a 2-3” lift. The 34s I have on now are ALMOST her limit and she still looks like a cute monkey climbing aboard. I refuse to get lower steps that take away ANY clearance

https://www.homedepot.com/p/Rubbermaid- ... /206352635

Got one, it does work but wife is mortified when I pull it out in public LOL

[Bigslug]

Well having a vertically challenged wife might have me stay with 35s because I think 37s will require a 2-3” lift. The 34s I have on now are ALMOST her limit and she still looks like a cute monkey climbing aboard. I refuse to get lower steps that take away ANY clearance

AMP Research electric step running boards. They require some maintenance to keep working smoothly, but they fit that bill. WIth a 75 year old hunting buddy with two artificial knees and a 4'10" spouse with a bad one, these were needed on even a stock height Tacoma on its 30.5"s.

I REALLY like the concept but I don't want to spend a lot of money (relative term since any decent hardy static setup is $300 or more) on something that will be most likely act as a disposable "bumper" guarding my Jeep from rocks hits. Getting the wife comfortably in/out of the Jeep is "almost" secondary

Because adding 37's and a lift kit is going to be sooooooo inexpensive. . . BTW, AMP does something along the lines of an XL model with a larger amount of drop for what you're contemplating.

My buddy is rolling a stock height Gladiator on 33 or 34's, and I followed him & his son for the entirety of the East-to-West passage of the Mojave Road (with a detour around flooded Soda Lake) last weekend. He might have had some slight incidents of trailer hitch drag, but generally, his diff was up off of the center of the rutted bits, where I spend a bit of time straddling the worst of them. Then again, most of the ground contact on my Taco was just mud flaps on sand, the odd brush of the front skidplate, and the alarming (but harmless) gong of the odd bouncing rock. The descent into Watson Wash (which I was dreading) was accomplished pretty easily with my buddy spotting my wheel lines.

I dunno. . .I think a lot of 4x4 performance mods are kind of like mag extensions on pistols that are already starting at 17+1. To a point, they make sense. Past a point, you're at "this is silly / where does it end?" The true rock crawler wants to be a short wheelbase Jeep, and anything less is probably going to be something less, and might require a certain acceptance of the fact there are places you probably should not go.

[Wambli Ska]

AMP Research electric step running boards. They require some maintenance to keep working smoothly, but they fit that bill. WIth a 75 year old hunting buddy with two artificial knees and a 4'10" spouse with a bad one, these were needed on even a stock height Tacoma on its 30.5"s.

I REALLY like the concept but I don't want to spend a lot of money (relative term since any decent hardy static setup is $300 or more) on something that will be most likely act as a disposable "bumper" guarding my Jeep from rocks hits. Getting the wife comfortably in/out of the Jeep is "almost" secondary

Because adding 37's and a lift kit is going to be sooooooo inexpensive. . . BTW, AMP does something along the lines of an XL model with a larger amount of drop for what you're contemplating.

My buddy is rolling a stock height Gladiator on 33 or 34's, and I followed him & his son for the entirety of the East-to-West passage of the Mojave Road (with a detour around flooded Soda Lake) last weekend. He might have had some slight incidents of trailer hitch drag, but generally, his diff was up off of the center of the rutted bits, where I spend a bit of time straddling the worst of them. Then again, most of the ground contact on my Taco was just mud flaps on sand, the odd brush of the front skidplate, and the alarming (but harmless) gong of the odd bouncing rock. The descent into Watson Wash (which I was dreading) was accomplished pretty easily with my buddy spotting my wheel lines.

I dunno. . .I think a lot of 4x4 performance mods are kind of like mag extensions on pistols that are already starting at 17+1. To a point, they make sense. Past a point, you're at "this is silly / where does it end?" The true rock crawler wants to be a short wheelbase Jeep, and anything less is probably going to be something less, and might require a certain acceptance of the fact there are places you probably should not go.

Oh, adding the 37s and a small lift kit will not be cheap, about $2.5k when I'm done, but then this is all relative. It's a small price to pay to gain what I want. But if I got the Mojave route that's where it will all end. And the reason for the Mojave with the bigger tires is that the factory suspension in THAT model is ideal for the washboard roads that Nevada and Arizona are infamous for and the gearing is better for bigger tires. With the smaller rims, larger tires (more rubber/sidewall) and better suspension I'll gain speed which is one of my limiting factors now because of comfort for my wife who LOVES off-road but just wants it to be less of a teeth rattling experience.

I can manage my wheeling just fine the way my setup is now which is basically a stock Gladiator with a leveling kit and true 34s. There are trails around here that have given me pause only because some of the ground stuff was a little larger than what I feel comfortable hopping over and they are usually washes that are tight so its either over or not happening. Some of the turns are tight too and I would rather find out I'm touching a wall by scraping a rock slide/step rather than hearing scraping on my door. So 3-4 more inches of clearance and something hardy on the side will not hurt me at all. My wife will manage the climb

I'm not and will never be a "rock crawler". The idea of sliding my Gadiator off some rock wall while hearing metal crunch does not appeal to me. I just want there to be enough difference between my capabilities and most other's that when I get to where I'm going most have turned back a while ago, and I'm 90% there already.