Tire Deflators

Wow! That's a helluva thing, right there!

Currie also has a digital gauge that I'm eyeballing. Accurate to 0.5psi and only $35
 
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I’m a cheap ass. I use this. It’s fast.
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jjvw said:
It is. Recently I made my own Frankenstein single tool inflater/deflater. I couldn't find a 40 or 50psi max gauge, so I kept the Currie 60psi.
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Here's my home made inflator/deflator, linked here https://wranglertjforum.com/threads/how-to-simple-onboard-air-for-your-tj-lj-viair-400h.10235/:

For deflating one tire (air is released through bleed valve above gauge):
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Set up for deflating two tires at once:
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Set up for inflation:
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Close up of the manifold and gauge:
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Mr. Bills said:
Here's my home made inflator/deflator, linked here https://wranglertjforum.com/threads/how-to-simple-onboard-air-for-your-tj-lj-viair-400h.10235/:

For deflating one tire (air is released through bleed valve above gauge):
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Set up for deflating two tires at once:
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Set up for inflation:
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Close up of the manifold and gauge:
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I built a two tire deflator system from harbor freight parts. Air chucks go on both tires per axle then open the ball valve to air down. 1 minute 45 seconds later I am from 28 psi to 15. Then move to the other axle. Same system is used to air up with Viair 88. Takes about 4 minutes to air up PER AXLE.
 
Mike the Silver TJ said:
I built a two tire deflator system from harbor freight parts. Air chucks go on both tires per axle then open the ball valve to air down. 1 minute 45 seconds later I am from 28 psi to 15. Then move to the other axle. Same system is used to air up with Viair 88. Takes about 4 minutes to air up PER AXLE.
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How about some pics of what you built?
 
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Airjunky said:
How about some pics of what you built?
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Here is the system I set up for deflating as well as airing up. I wish I would have used 1/4" hose rather than 3/8", would have been less bulky.

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A close up of the T and ball valve set up. I removed the valve stem core from this end and drilled out the hole for faster deflating. I just attach to two tires then open valve. I do carry an air pressure gauge but dont really use it for deflating because I have timed it in the garage so I know how long to deflate. My Viair compressor attaches to this end for airing up.
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Here it is in use.

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JMT said:
What tool do you guys use for airing down to hit the trail? I found this one on our favorite shopping spot. Tell me what you got!

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01M0L7JS2/?tag=wranglerorg-20
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Rapid tire deflator (ARB) works great for me up in the peace country at 20 degrees Celsius above or 20 below
-Have Been using this tool for 2 years now
-It appears that different distributers put their brand name on the same product

60 to 70 bucks sounds about right
 
Mike the Silver TJ said:
Here is the system I set up for deflating as well as airing up. I wish I would have used 1/4" hose rather than 3/8", would have been less bulky.

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A close up of the T and ball valve set up. I removed the valve stem core from this end and drilled out the hole for faster deflating. I just attach to two tires then open valve. I do carry an air pressure gauge but dont really use it for deflating because I have timed it in the garage so I know how long to deflate. My Viair compressor attaches to this end for airing up.
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Here it is in use.

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Accu-gage E-Z Deflator and another knock-off that I got with my wheels from America's Tire

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jjvw said:
I wonder how much of a knock off that really is. After the gauge, it looks identical to the Currie, which looks identical to the ARB.
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I was referring to the Level8 wheels unit being a knock-off of the Accu-gage. I don't know who was first ARB, Currie or Accu-gage. I updated my post with the actual pic instead of a stock photo.
 
Mike the Silver TJ said:
Here is the system I set up for deflating as well as airing up. I wish I would have used 1/4" hose rather than 3/8", would have been less bulky.

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A close up of the T and ball valve set up. I removed the valve stem core from this end and drilled out the hole for faster deflating. I just attach to two tires then open valve. I do carry an air pressure gauge but dont really use it for deflating because I have timed it in the garage so I know how long to deflate. My Viair compressor attaches to this end for airing up.
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Here it is in use.

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I’m curious, why not do driver side/ passenger side instead of front/ rear? Does it matter?
 
JMT said:
What tool do you guys use for airing down to hit the trail? I found this one on our favorite shopping spot. Tell me what you got!

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01M0L7JS2/?tag=wranglerorg-20
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I don’t know about the brand but I’ve used all kinds just like that over the years. I used to drag race pro street bikes. Didn’t seem to matter what brand I used. They were all pretty good.
 
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