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Re: Re[8]: tire pressure

To: rebean@CCGATE.HAC.COM
Subject: Re: Re[8]: tire pressure
From: Tor Hval <torhv@ifi.uio.no>
Date: Mon, 8 Jun 1998 17:00:16 +0200 (MET DST)
> 
> Ah, this sounds closer to what I would do (frt.-rear delta).  Have you 
> heard of the trick the slalomists (autocrossers) here in the US use for 
> determining the best tire pressure?  They apply white liquid shoe polish 
> to the edges of the tires at 3-4 places radially, then drive hard.  Then 
> they observe where the shoe polish has scrubbed off to determine how much 
> the tire is distorting under cornering loads.
> 
Nice trick :)

Tor Hval <torhv@ifi.uio.no>


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