[Mgs] tire pressures

[Gordies Garage]

 For a time I used the 'modern' tyre pressures (30-32 psi)until the tyres
wore out,with uneven wear.  Since my new tires, some 5 yrs and @ 25k miles
ago I have stuck with the (about) 24/28 as recommended for spirited driving
in the MGA manual and have noticed no uneven wear.
Just my experience.

Gordie  

-----Original Message-----
From: mgs-bounces+mg_garage=comcast.net at autox.team.net
[mailto:mgs-bounces+mg_garage=comcast.net at autox.team.net] On Behalf Of Paul
Hunt
Sent: Sunday, August 10, 2008 10:40 AM
To: Rick Lindsay; MGS
Subject: Re: [Mgs] tire pressures

I've always used the book figures of 21/24, however many Americans seem to
be exponents of 30psi or so saying "that is what modern cars are".  That's
so, but as an experiment I recently tried mine at 30 and found it a
bone-shaking ride, although the turn-in was possibly a bit sharper.  I've
now got them at 25/28, which seems to give a 'normal' ride and turn-in.  I
shall keep them at that as I find my tubes do loose air very slowly so the
higher figure stops them dropping below the recommended figure too quickly.
In 20 years with the roadster and 13 with the V8 on recommended pressures I
have never had problems with uneven wear, or wear patterns associated with
under-inflation, which is something else others have claimed.

Experiment, and go with what suits you best.

PaulH.
  ----- Original Message -----
  The rears look great at 25psi but at the recommended
  21psi in the front, the sidewalls are flexing far more
  than the rears and look as if there is a leak!
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