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Re: tire_pressures
On Mon, 17 Apr 1995, Jason Filuk wrote:
>
> Last night I measured my cold tire pressures on my 90 to be at 40 psi all-round.
> I opened the flap and saw a recommendation of 32 psi all-around, and slighlty
> higher pressures when under higher loads. What do the majority of you guys
> out there run. I know its about personal preferences, I would prefer
> a nice riding tire, but able to hold a corner nicely. I also noticed
> the max. pressure rating on my 205/60r15's were at 44psi, I assume that this
> is a cold-rating?
>
I use 40 psi only when autocrossing, giving me stiffer sidewalls so it
wont bead off the rim, because autocrossing is relatively low speeds. I
made the mistake of driving home from an autocross with 40 psi tires, and
it was awfull. The high speed stability was not there, at 110, I had to
fight to keep it on the road, when normally I could have my feet up with
a beer. That high of pressure will also wear your tires wrong, wearing
the middles quick and not touching the outsides. I run 35 front and 32
rear, which is a good street balance. (BTW, same size tires as yours...)
Hope it helps... Bob
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