KickAss Tyre Deflator Set Review

What’s in the box

Four black deflators with a brass adjuster and a knurled lock ring, adjustable from 10 to 30 PSI, four spare brass valve caps and a black neoprene KickAss zip pouch with a clip to hang it up. Each deflator has a PSI scale on one side and a BAR scale on the other.

Quick Specs

Setting them

This is where they beat our Staun deflators. Screw the lock ring up, then twist the adjuster until the pressure you want lines up with the top of the deflator body (in our case 20 PSI), and screw the lock ring back down to hold it there. The scale gets you close, and checking the first tyre with a pressure gauge gets it spot on. The scale is in PSI on one side and in BAR on the other, so it works whichever unit your gauge uses. Once they’re set, you leave them: ours stay at 20 PSI for the sand, so they’re ready to go.

On the tyres

Take off the valve caps, screw a deflator onto each valve, and all four tyres go down at the same time. Inside each one a spring-loaded valve lets air out until the tyre reaches the set pressure, then snaps shut, so you can stand back instead of crouching at each wheel with a gauge. They work fantastically: they stop right where we set them. They’re not the fastest, though: a deflator that takes the valve core out lets air out much quicker. Unscrew them, put the valve caps back on, and you’re ready for the sand. The set comes with four spare heavy-duty brass valve caps, handy when a plastic one disappears into the sand.

Carry and durability

The set weighs 133 g in its pouch, small enough that it lives in our glovebox, so it’s always in the car. The pouch has a little clip, so you can hang the set up somewhere, and it feels fine, in a nice soft material. The one problem we’ve had is the zipper: it has come loose at the end and isn’t the best quality, so keep an eye on it before a deflator goes missing. Keep the deflators in the pouch between uses, too: sand or grit inside the spring can stop the valve sealing.

Deflators compared

Exactly the same deflators are also sold by Anaconda under the Dune brand, as the Dune 4WD Tyre Deflators (4 pack), so if you’re near an Anaconda store, that’s the same set. We also use the CampBoss 4x4 Boss Air Tyre Deflators and the Staun Tyre Deflators. The CampBoss set is our top-rated: also easy to set, lighter, and it goes down to 5 PSI, but it cost $90. The Staun set goes down to 6 PSI and comes in a leather pouch, but setting it is more fiddly. The KickAss set is the cheapest of the three and easy to set. Our tyre deflators guide compares all the deflators and gauges we’ve tested.

	This reviewKickAss Tyre Deflator Set	CampBoss 4x4 Boss Air Tyre Deflators→	Staun Tyre Deflators→
Easy to set	Yes	Yes	No
Type	Automatic × 4	Automatic × 4	Automatic × 4
Range	10–30 PSI	5–30 PSI	6–30 PSI
Weight	133 g	114 g	147 g
Price paid	$50	$90	$80
Our score	9.4	9.5	9.3

Conclusion: KickAss Tyre Deflator Set

The KickAss Tyre Deflator Set is a great set of four automatic deflators: easy to set with the PSI scale and lock ring, they deflate all four tyres at once and stop right at the pressure you set. They live in our glovebox at 20 PSI for the sand. The pouch zipper has come loose and the range stops at 10 PSI. I paid $50, and they’re a set we’d recommend.