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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