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Re: Tire Pressure



In a message dated 9/28/00 11:56:12 PM Central Daylight Time, 
owner-st-digest@xxxxxxxxxx writes:

Good Info thanks!

> The number printed on the tire is the maximum, which is rarely the ideal.
>  When I was racing I went by the 10% rule mentioned earlier, but on the
>  street I tend to find a value for a particular tire and stick with it. As
>  long as you're not exceeding the max, and don't have it way too
>  underinflated (probably more than 10 lbs under max) then I would recommend

Not to sound redundant, If I switch to different tires which list 42 front as 
a starting point and work down not going below -10 = 32 front as minimum. If 
I use the owners manual this would put me below this safety margin. Was it 36 
front -10 = 26. 

David "Bird Dawg" Viosca
99 st (stealthy one)
"keep your nose to the wind"

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