[TR] 205/70-15 tire pressure

[Dave1massey at cs.com]

In a message dated 6/28/2008 6:03:26 PM Central Daylight Time, 
ahwahnee at cybertrails.com writes: 
> I know almost nothing about tires/pressure/handling etc -- but why wouldn't 
> 
> higher pressure up front give you more oversteer rather than less?
> 
> Seems like higher tire pressure would give a tire more grip.  I recall when 
> I had my old Fiat I would crank up the front tire pressure to counter it's 
> pronounced understeer.
> 
> That said -- I too run about 4 lbs more in the front tires of the TR -- but 
> then I like oversteer.
> 
Perhaps my response was a bit cryptic.  I run 4 PSI high in the rear.  32 
Rear, 28 Front.  Everything you say is true.  More pressure up front does 
increase oversteer.  When it comes on unexpectedly the car tends to swap ends.  Not a 
good thing in the twisties.

Dave