What size airline for tires?

sheesh, i gotta read slower, when i'm munching on corn chips.

i thought your title read, "what size airline tires"...(didn't see the "for")

i'm thinking like, "dude, stick to trucks, will ya"?

and just an airline. i cannot recall what i had, musta been a 1/2 though, or it could have been a 3/8, what ever i bought at the Pilot back then.

 

Lol I use a 3/8 I decided because of size space not flow jmo

 

If the compressor can handle it the 1/2 will give you more volume of air and will help air up tires faster and run 3/4” or 1” impacts if needed. Psi stays the same but gives you more air movement at the pressure over a 3/8. Also the longer the hose the bigger the diameter is better.

 

Are you thinking something to store on the truck, I would go 3/8, takes up a lot less space and is much more flexible. If you're keeping it at a shop, 1/2 inch gets the job done faster, not necessary though.

 

I'd hate to try to find some place to hide 50 foot of 1/2 inch air hose on my truck. I've put tires on the wheels with 3/8 line, that's running a 3/4 impact, and 110 psi in the tires, with a compressor that makes 130 psi max. That's actually what takes so long to air up tires, your comprsseor has to be running constantly to get you enough pressure to fully air up your tires.

 

What I meant by if the compressor can handle it is what is it’s cfm capability. If it is the bare minimum to just keep the rig aired up and running you may be waiting a long time to get air into a tire. They are all capable of building pressure to 140 psi but it’s the amount of time and work it takes the compressor to do it. Also figure the more the compressor has to run to do it the hotter the air you are putting into the tires or air tools is going to be.

 

You may have to idle the truck up a little if it takes a long time for the compressor to build at low idle. It’s all doable. Just get what works for you.