[s-cars] Tire Pressures

[Bill Clancy]

I am just kidding when I write that.
I have a few other S-car owner friends.   we tend to bust ball a lot.   I'm
just trying to be funny.   no insult was intended.


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Bill Clancy" <clancybill at yahoo.com>
To: <mlped at qwest.net>; <lee at wheelman.com>; "'Michael Wakefield'"
<mwake at rmi.net>; <NDoshi at aol.com>
Cc: <s-car-list at audifans.com>
Sent: Wednesday, May 19, 2004 8:54 AM
Subject: Re: [s-cars] Tire Pressures


> what are you asking?
> I have 225/50 16's contiextremecontact.   cold tire pressure (you moron)
> seems to be best at 32psi.
>
> that's the only info I can offer.   I don't have any info for you
car-queers
> with oversized penis-enhancing tires.
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "mlp5" <mlped at qwest.net>
> To: "'Bill Clancy'" <clancybill at yahoo.com>; <lee at wheelman.com>; "'Michael
> Wakefield'" <mwake at rmi.net>; <NDoshi at aol.com>
> Cc: <s-car-list at audifans.com>
> Sent: Wednesday, May 19, 2004 7:50 AM
> Subject: RE: [s-cars] Tire Pressures
>
>
> How many variables do your experiments control for?
> Hot/cold tire temp/pressure reading?
> Tire contact patch size ~ are 17's bigger than 16's, 255's bigger than 245
> or 225's?
> Gauge or absolute pressures? i.e., does ambient altitude pressure count?
>
> mike
>
> >-----Original Message-----
> >From: Bill Clancy [mailto:clancybill at yahoo.com]
>
> >I have to ask...
> >
> >has anyone really experimented with pressure?   Cuz I have.
> >
> >----- Original Message ----- 
> >From: "mlp5" <mlped at qwest.net>
>
> >> Street @ 36 f/r; track between 38 & 40 front, 36 rear.  But
> >then again we're at 5,200 ft+ most of the time.
>
> >-----Original Message-----
> >From: s-car On Behalf Of Lee Levitt
> >
> >I run 34 front/rear on my 255/40 17's.
>
> and from Bill's experiments, Sent: Tuesday, May 18, 2004 9:25 PM
>
> Has anyone done any trial and error?   I did and I ended up with 32 psi on
> my stock 16x8's.    with 34-36 the car feels slippery on the highway.
28-31
> and it feels muddy -- not to mention that I am sure it would wreck the
> tires.
>
> I have no experience with 17's but i did spend a fair amount of time fine
> tuning the pressure with the 16's.
>
>