Tyron Bands, good or bad?

[RogerL]

I don't think so, they are very fiddley and at times you need to work blind to get the band into the wheel well and sit square.
They were a good idea earlier but wheel and tyre technology has progressed so the tyre will not come away from the wheel during a deflation.
I would not go for them now and prefer the TyrePal TMPS .
The pressures and temp increase to frightening scales. On my single axle at 1645. Kg the pressures this week increased from 65psi to 72 psi and an increase from ambient to 9c above.

They aren't frightening scales really - from a scientific point of view everything should be measured from absolute zero so the temperature is "only" increasing from 293 K to 302 K (at 20 C ambient) - tyre pressure are the pressure above normal air pressure so "only" increasing from 80 psi to 87 psi.

 

[Hutch]

They aren't frightening scales really - from a scientific point of view everything should be measured from absolute zero so the temperature is "only" increasing from 293 K to 302 K (at 20 C ambient) - tyre pressure are the pressure above normal air pressure so "only" increasing from 80 psi to 87 psi.

That's very true, for engineers maybe like yourself and myself, but to someone who fits them and when they see , pressures and temps, like I did yesterday left tyre 68 psi 25c Right tyre 65 psi at 22 c within 5 mile both up to 70 psi and 30 c.

 

[otherclive]

When I fitted non standard 33 inch off road tyres to a Pajero I trialled them at different pressures when the car was loaded for a trip, and when in runabout mode. Running around on the local A road for 20-30 minutes I would look for a pressure increase of 4-5psI. Sometimes when off roading I would have to reduce tyre pressures, so it was important that I knew what pressure to re inflate them to as often the drive home could be on motorways or A roads.

 

[ProfJohnL]

The heating effect you see in a tyre is down to a combination of factors, but the lower the pressure in the tyre, it has to deform more to put a greater area of tread in contact with the road. The deformation of the side walls is what causes the greatest wear and probably generates the biggest temperature rise of the tyre.

Conversely an over pressurised tyre will run cooler, but it also does not put down as much tread to road, so the blocks of tread will work harder and that might cause some heating.

Vehicle and tyre manufactures work in conjunction to establish the best compromise of tyre size and pressure for each type approved model, They consider things like changing load in the vehicle, but will also be aware of the work induced self heating of the tyre carcass,

Sticking to the car manufacturers recommended pressures represents the best compromise between grip, and wear both physical and thermal degradation.