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Re: Tyre pressures, was great school

To: "Michael R. Clements" <mrclem@telocity.com>,
Subject: Re: Tyre pressures, was great school
From: "Jerry Mouton" <jerry@moutons.org>
Date: Mon, 8 Apr 2002 14:09:43 -0700
Michael,

Have you checked with a pyrometer?  Next time I'm there
ask me, you can use mine.  Temps should be even across
the tread.  

Jerry

Jerry Mouton        mailto:jerry@moutons.org    Laissez les bons temps rouler!

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Michael R. Clements" <mrclem@telocity.com>
To: <kirkm@zeta-idt.com>; "'james creasy'" <Black94PGT@pacbell.net>; 
"'Autocross'" <ba-autox@autox.team.net>
Sent: Monday, April 08, 2002 1:41 PM
Subject: RE: great school


> Kirk,
> 
> Are you talking about a '93 Mustang? If so, doesn't that car weigh like
> 3300 lbs. with more than half over the front wheels? So we're talking
> about cars that are roughly 1,000 lbs. lighter with close to 50/50
> distribution. I would expect lower pressures, but how much lower?
> 
> James, your pressures seem low even for your light car. But maybe I
> should try it. The treadwear goes all the way to the sidewall corner but
> not over. So maybe I can go even lower?!? At that low pressure I'm
> afraid of damaging the rims. Maybe I shouldn't worry about that until
> the treadwear starts coming over the corner of the tire.
> 
> On my 2850 lb. RX-7, using V700s, I got the best sticktion at 30 F / 28
> R. Using R1s on that car, the sweet spot was 29 / 27.

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