[Healeys] Tires again

[David Nock]

Those tire pressures were for the old  bias Ply tires, if you run  
that low of a pressure in a steel belted tire you will have excessive  
wear and poor handeling/

On Dec 15, 2009, at 7:26 PM, Peter Schauss wrote:

> I have always followed the recommendation in the owner's manual 25#  
> in the
> front and 30# in the rear.  When I got my new tires from Hendrix he
> recommended 30# on all four.  I tried that, but the car did not  
> hold the
> road as well so I dropped the fronts back to 25#.
>
> Peter Schauss
> 1963 BJ7
> 1980 MGB
>
>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: healeys-bounces at autox.team.net [mailto:healeys-
>> bounces at autox.team.net] On Behalf Of Richard Kahn
>> Sent: Tuesday, December 15, 2009 11:07 AM
>> To: healeys at autox.team.net
>> Subject: [Healeys] Tires again
>>
>> One comment made regarding low pressure and heat got me thinking.  
>> What is
>> the
>> best pressure for longer life and safety with our cars? Will it  
>> depend
>> upon
>> type and brand? I get the best ride and handling with my Michelins at
>> about 30
>> to 32 psi.
>> Rich Kahn
>>
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