12 Volt Air Compressor??

[bobx1]

I am tired of the low-end air compressors that take 20 minutes to inflate a tire (especially the Mickey Thompson big tires on my F250). Anyone have any suggestions/recommendations?

P.S. I would prefer to pick one up locally (i.e Autozone, O'Reily, etc.) as opposed to ordering over the internet.

Thanks in advance for your replies.

[MariStar-Man]

These guys put out some air! Gettin me one soon and mounting under my truck...

You can even have one mounted under your truck and a 60' hose to reach the boat...

http://www.viaircorp.com/OffRoad/index2.html

Here are a few portables...

http://www.viaircorp.com/OffRoad/portables.html

[CruisinGA]

Check out these:

http://www.amazon.com/Industries-MV50-SuperFlow-Hi-Compressor/dp/B000BM8RT8

They are apparently a lot better than what the pricing would lead you to believe. A lot of guys are installing two of these rather than a $3-400 viair or other "brand name" compressor.

This is one of many threads on ih8mud, a Land Cruiser forum I frequent about these little compressors-

http://forum.ih8mud.com/tools-fabrication/362946-best-portable-12v-air-compressor.html

Still won't touch the belt-driven air comp I've got in my Land Cruiser . But that takes a lot of work to install, and isn't an option for every vehicle.

[rd1900]

don't expect any miracles from any of these. they are all just a motor and a piston, there is only so much air they can move, and air flow at 0psi is a lot different than air flow at 30psi or more. those viair work well because of the big holding tank to make up for the low duty cycle of the compressor.

[bobx1]

Appreciate the replies. I saw the VIAIR system on a buddy's truck and while it is slicker than owl crap, the $400 price tag is a bit much for the few times I need to pump up a tire. I will read up on the others and try one out. Also found the following while searching the net yesterday (lots of good reviews):

http://www.slime.com/product/71/Heavy-Duty-Tire-Inflator-(COMP-06).html

Thanks again!