Anyone using an Indeflate contraption to set tire pressures? Seems like a really easy way to ensure the correct (and equal) front & rear tire pressures before and after track sessions. They're super popular among the 4x4 / off-road crowd for airing up and down but I don't see this device mentioned at all around here. Not super cheap but looks well made and something that could be used for periodic tire maintenance at home and with bikes as well.

 

For $200, certainly not worth it to me. I can see how it would be good for Jeeps, etc.

 

I’d also argue that there are times at the track when you don’t want the exact same pressure. I’ve done plenty of track days where tires on one side of the car gains more pressure due to track layout, and I will equalize in between sessions. One side may also gain more pressure from direct sun.

I keep a log of exactly what I add/bleed from each tire throughout the day, and often it’s not “equal” side to side. So in my case, no - I would not see value in this device. Maybe for maintaining pressure of street cars in the garage it would save a bit of time, but for $200 I’ll do each tire individually.

 

Good quality pressure gauge works pretty good. Easier to carry and no setup involved.

 

The website is pretty vague about what the product actually does....
it seems like it's just a hose that connects two or more tires, then you set the pressure of the system. I must be missing something, because that seems worse in every way. Even for offroad, you have to visit each tire twice (once to connect, the again to remove it).

What am i not seeing?

 

Post #3. Road courses typically have more right turns than lefts and I set my pressures using tire temperatures. I start the morning with what I’ve learned (over the years) to be my starting pressure and then air is bled throughout the day as needed. I’ve done this so much that I can tell by the feel of the car that tires are getting fat and temps are taken throughout the weekend to insure that the tire temps are indicating proper pressure and camber settings. Summary - identical pressures are not necessarily the correct pressures for a given car, tire, setup, track, ambient temperature or driving style.

Cliff

 

I use these Staun devices on our Formula cars. I transport my cars with 30 psi to facilitate loading and unloading. I have the bleeders set at 18 which is a bit above my usual cold pressures. It just makes it easier at the beginning of the day especially with two cars.

Staun Tire Deflators | The Australian Original Tyre Deflator (Airdown to 6-30 PSI Standard Range) https://a.co/d/8Q2pvAz

 

It all depends on how its run: CW or CCW. Opposite in this neck of the woods due to mostly CCW.

 

Very true. I should have added “the road courses I frequent”. Thanks

Cliff

 

It takes me a count of about 65 to pull 12 psi out of a 30" tire when I hit the trail with a hand gauge, so 5 minutes to "air down".
With this, https://www.milwaukeetool.com/Products/2848-20 I can air back up in the same amount of time and walk away while it's doing the work to take the other schrader caps off.

These deflaters would actually take more time to set cold, track pressures for the track since it's only about 40 secs to bleed out 7 odd psi.

They're very nice when you want to impress people with your stuff but very fidgety when you need to get stuff done.

 

A solution in search of a problem....

Just get a really good tire gauge and handle each tire one at a time. Just like they do in F1...

 

Wait so you are filling 2 tires simultaneously with one gauge? I don't see the benefit, and as stated above often I don't want them the same.

 

Yeah this is really the reason it makes no sense, I understand now. I haven't personally needed to set differing L/R but I'm still a relative novice.

Thanks for the feedback!

 

How long does that last on a single battery? Whole track weekend with no problem?

 

It might save time if you are airing up in the AM to a baseline setting that when it's cool out and you want to do a few laps and then set hot pressures individually, or when you are trying to air up multiple wheelsets for storage.

At the track I use a Dewalt 20V pancake compressor. I doubt it would be able to handle two at a time. At home my 80 gallon compressor no problem.