<VV> New Corvair Owner-Tire pressure and Octane Question

[Ron]

For many years I've run 18 in front and 28 in the rears with excellent 
results as far as ride, handling and tire life goes.
RonH


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Bryan Blackwell" <bryan at skiblack.com>
To: <KBOOSMAN at nc.rr.com>
Cc: "Virtual Vairs" <virtualvairs at corvair.org>
Sent: Wednesday, August 30, 2006 7:11 AM
Subject: Re: <VV> New Corvair Owner-Tire pressure and Octane Question


> Not dumb at all.  Generally I run 8 psi differential, and that seems to be 
> the consensus.  Usually I'm at the high end of the range, so about 28 
> front 35 rear, but be aware that this results in a harsher ride.  24/32 is 
> much more comfortable.  I would not go below 30 in the rear for radials. 
> Lots more tire info:
>
> http://autoxer.skiblack.com/tires.html
> --
> Bryan Blackwell bryan at skiblack.com
> http://autoxer.skiblack.com/
>   Corvairs: '61 Lakewood, '64 Greenbrier, '65 Corsa, '66 Corsa
>   '69 Road Runner, '97 Ford F-150, '99 Neon R/T
> "Why do something if you're not going to obsess about it?"
>
> On Aug 30, 2006, at 8:24 AM, KBOOSMAN at nc.rr.com wrote:
>
>> Hi all...I'm a newbie owner of a 1964 Monza 700 Sedan and I absolutely
>> love it. But, since I know very little about Corvairs (yet) I have a
>> question that I hope is not too "stupid". I know what the manual that
>> came with the car says about the tire pressure being lower in the
>> front than in the back (while I can't quote the exact numbers right
>> now it's something like 12 psi in front and 26 psi in back) but does
>> that hold true for the newer radial tires? I forgot to ask the person
>> that I bought it from. Also, while the books says that the car will
>> run well on "Regular" gas, was the regular gas in 1964 a higher octane
>> than now? My owner's manual doesn't list an actual octane number so
>> I'm not sure what to use. I have been using Regular (87 octane) and it
>> seems to be doing fine, but then I've only had it 10 days.
>
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