At 09:18 PM 6/3/00 -0700, you wrote:
>To all you guys who are recommending dropping the rear tire pressure to
>20 or 25, I have a few questions. Is this recommended when hauling
>stuff? A lot of times I put 500 - 800 pounds of amps, subwoofers, etc.
>back there when heading out to a gig. Peoria is notorius for tight
>short merge lanes with bumps at the end. The first time I felt my back
>end do that (unloaded) I about wet myself!
>
>Does anybody have any good long-term figures on how the gas mileage
>suffers? Also, is this going to wear the tires out any faster? I've
>got the front and rear sway bars and the 15x8" rims.
Korey, drop the rear air pressure until the tread contact with the ground
is the same as the front. Drive through dirt or fine sand to see how much
of the tire is actually touching the ground.
Mike
mschwall@flash.net
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