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Philbilly
Joined: Wed May 11, 2011 11:41 pm Posts: 84 Location: SWR
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Just wondering what tyre pressure gauges you guys recommend? Ideally I'd like one with the tyre deflator system built in, and also don't wan't to spend a million bucks. I spotted a few on Ebay, but most look like junk- except the Bog Buster models. Are there any decent ones out there that don't cost the earth? Are those bog Busters fine?
Cheers,
Phil
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atari4x4

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Joined: Mon Dec 11, 2006 10:30 pm Posts: 34842 Location: East Radelayed
Vehicle: SV420+SV620 Vitara's
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I'm running the ARB Ezy Deflator, decent sized gauge & deflates quickly.
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Reubs
Joined: Wed Sep 09, 2009 11:30 pm Posts: 1522 Location: Brisbane
Vehicle: SJ80, SE416
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atari4x4 wrote: I'm running the ARB Ezy Deflator, decent sized gauge & deflates quickly.
X2 for the ezy deflator.
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Westie

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Joined: Tue Jul 04, 2006 11:30 pm Posts: 1417 Location: Caloundra Sunshine
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atari4x4 wrote: I'm running the ARB Ezy Deflator, decent sized gauge & deflates quickly.
Ironman do one that is the same as the ARB Deflator, Great bit of gear.
i also use the $5 car tyre type from Repco as a quick check and the best thing is that it has a Mag on it and sticks to the side pillar where it is nice and handy.
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alien
Joined: Wed Mar 24, 2010 10:30 pm Posts: 16343 Location: Perth
Vehicle: '92 Sierra, 1.6efi, SPOA, 31s.
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ive got a low pressure gauge (0-60psi) which cost me $30 (ie good quality) as well as my EZ-deflator which is also 0-60... both read identical to each other.
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Philbilly
Joined: Wed May 11, 2011 11:41 pm Posts: 84 Location: SWR
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 Posted: Mon Aug 01, 2011 4:56 am |
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Cool, thanks for the info.
So Alien, what's this "low pressure guage" you speak off? What brand?
Cheers,
Phil
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MacDaddy

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Joined: Thu Mar 26, 2009 10:30 pm Posts: 10453 Location: Perth, Australia
Vehicle: Jeep
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I have a " Dr Air ", gauge and deflater, cost me $15, and the gauge is very accurate... just screw it onto the valve, push it in to deflate, release to read pressure, easy... 
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Philbilly
Joined: Wed May 11, 2011 11:41 pm Posts: 84 Location: SWR
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I have a " Dr Air ", gauge and deflater, cost me $15, and the gauge is very accurate... just screw it onto the valve, push it in to deflate, release to read pressure, easy...
Now ya talkin'  I found this one at BCF http://www.bcf.com.au/online-store/prod ... escription , I assume this is the one. So where'd you score one for 15 clams??
Cheers,
Phil
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fritter

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Joined: Sun Sep 19, 2010 9:30 am Posts: 1163 Location: Wahroonga NSW
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Philbilly wrote: I have a " Dr Air ", gauge and deflater, cost me $15, and the gauge is very accurate... just screw it onto the valve, push it in to deflate, release to read pressure, easy... Now ya talkin'  I found this one at BCF http://www.bcf.com.au/online-store/prod ... escription , I assume this is the one. So where'd you score one for 15 clams?? Cheers, Phil
I paid $19 for mine at Auto one.
May have been on special. Can't remember. Works great.
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alien
Joined: Wed Mar 24, 2010 10:30 pm Posts: 16343 Location: Perth
Vehicle: '92 Sierra, 1.6efi, SPOA, 31s.
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Philbilly wrote: Cool, thanks for the info.
So Alien, what's this "low pressure guage" you speak off? What brand?
Cheers,
Phil
mines hella i think? cant remember and the car is a 10m walk away and im sitting down =) lol
its all metal body and quite a chunker, but has each PSI marked from 0-60, even down at 0 which i love. Most of the ones you get go from 10 to 5 to 0 with no increments.
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FullyZooked

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Joined: Mon Oct 25, 2010 9:01 am Posts: 1009 Location: Bendigo
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Another happy customer of the ARB Ezy delflator.
Accurate and the fastest deflation I've found.
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mnemonix

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Joined: Sun Aug 16, 2009 11:30 pm Posts: 1409 Location: Newcastle NSW
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99% of the time I use my arb ezy deflator and nothing else.
For quick checks I carry a $5 dial type gauge I picked up at repco. It's accurate enough for what I need.
For those times where I need pinpoint accuracy (like when testing footprint on new tyres or checking accuracy of another gauge) I use a Moroso 0-15psi gauge marked in .1psi increments. Unbeatable, but a $150 expense that most will never need.
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TryHard
Joined: Thu May 13, 2010 1:49 am Posts: 1041 Location: Perth
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Reubs wrote: atari4x4 wrote: I'm running the ARB Ezy Deflator, decent sized gauge & deflates quickly. X2 for the ezy deflator.
x3 love it
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MacDaddy

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Joined: Thu Mar 26, 2009 10:30 pm Posts: 10453 Location: Perth, Australia
Vehicle: Jeep
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Philbilly wrote: I have a " Dr Air ", gauge and deflater, cost me $15, and the gauge is very accurate... just screw it onto the valve, push it in to deflate, release to read pressure, easy... Now ya talkin'  I found this one at BCF http://www.bcf.com.au/online-store/prod ... escription , I assume this is the one. So where'd you score one for 15 clams?? Cheers, Phil
Got it from Auto One, it was on sale... got tired of the cheap pencil type ones, either reading inaccurate, or just stop working...
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Red89
Joined: Tue Jan 12, 2010 10:30 pm Posts: 2801 Location: Perth
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alien wrote: Philbilly wrote: Cool, thanks for the info.
So Alien, what's this "low pressure guage" you speak off? What brand?
Cheers,
Phil mines hella i think? cant remember and the car is a 10m walk away and im sitting down =) lol its all metal body and quite a chunker, but has each PSI marked from 0-60, even down at 0 which i love. Most of the ones you get go from 10 to 5 to 0 with no increments.
I use a go kart gauge that I got off ebay for around $50 starts at 0 and goes up to 20 with increments of half a psi.
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Gwagensteve
Joined: Thu Feb 26, 2009 10:30 pm Posts: 13007 Location: Melbourne
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0-60psi isn't "low pressure"
0-30psi is all a suzuki ever needs.
I love my ARB deflator. Most of us in the club use them now. They are better than anything I've seen in 20 years of 4WDing. (including twin valve stems and stauns - done both)
Steve.
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alien
Joined: Wed Mar 24, 2010 10:30 pm Posts: 16343 Location: Perth
Vehicle: '92 Sierra, 1.6efi, SPOA, 31s.
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haha 0-60 is about all you can buy for a reasonable amount of money though... i'd love a 0-40 as most gauges are accurate in their top 2/3... but they just dont make em... still, for my 2 gauges to have similar readings im happy... currie / arb deflator for deflating and the hella one for inflating as its just a push on and read the dial job rather than screwing on the deflator.
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FullyZooked

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Joined: Mon Oct 25, 2010 9:01 am Posts: 1009 Location: Bendigo
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When I check tyre pressures I use my Kingchrome mini digital gauge. Accuracy is spot on with my Ezy deflator and for $25 you can go wrong. I just keep it in the pouch with the Ezy.
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fire60
Joined: Sat Oct 16, 2010 2:02 am Posts: 96 Location: Wellington NZ
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You can't go wrong with the ARB ezy deflator
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