<VV> Re: tire pressure - was wobble

Ron ronh at owt.com
Thu Nov 15 14:25:07 EST 2007


The front to rear weight differential is the same whether you have bias ply 
or radial tires installed and that's the reason for the pressure 
differential.  I've driven all over the country in the last thirty years 
with 18 and 28 psi and have never seen any reason to change that formula.
RonH

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "J R Read_HML" <hmlinc at sbcglobal.net>
To: "Ron" <ronh at owt.com>; "Chris C" <ricorvair at cox.net>; "VirtualVairs AA" 
<VirtualVairs at corvair.org>
Sent: Thursday, November 15, 2007 10:53 AM
Subject: tire pressure - was wobble


> Yes, "always"....  starting from bias ply tire days.  Of course we are now 
> running on radials so I'm not real sure just how applicable that "always" 
> is to modern tires.
>
> I typically DO run a 10psi diff if the trunk is empty and an 8psi diff if 
> I've got over 50lbs (or so) of weight in there.  Works for me and helps 
> keep the nose from being too bouncy.
>
> The autocrossers (for the race) will go to 40psi all the way around.  So, 
> what (if anything) does that say?
>
> Finally, what about FCs?  Was a differential - front to rear - also 
> recommended there?  I don't know, but I suspect not.
>
> Later, JR
> CCE CORVANANTICS CORSA member
> '61 Rampside Standard 4/110
> '65 Monza Convertible 4/140
> '66 beater 500 Coupe "icemobile" 4/140 (50%)
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Ron" <ronh at owt.com>
> To: "Chris C" <ricorvair at cox.net>; "VirtualVairs AA" 
> <VirtualVairs at corvair.org>
> Sent: Thursday, November 15, 2007 12:29 PM
> Subject: Re: <VV> suspension wobble
>
>
>> Since when?  It has always been recommended that you maintain a ten psi 
>> differential between the front and rear.
>> RonH
>>
>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>> From: "Chris C" <ricorvair at cox.net>
>> To: "VirtualVairs AA" <VirtualVairs at corvair.org>
>> Sent: Thursday, November 15, 2007 7:33 AM
>> Subject: Re: <VV> suspension wobble
>>
>>
>>> 25 front, 30 rear.
>>>
>
> 



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