Re: Bracket racing and street tire pressure ?!?

From: Arnoldo Silva (silva@rio.bravo.net)
Date: Sun Apr 15 2001 - 11:58:59 EDT


with street tires you want to increase pressure not decrease it. if you
decrease pressure you will cause your tires to cup and you will get more
wheel hop. you only decrease tire pressure on slicks.
arnold
----- Original Message -----
From: "K. Spence" <kspence@intermind.net>
To: <dakota-truck@buffnet.net>
Sent: Sunday, April 15, 2001 1:36 AM
Subject: DML: Bracket racing and street tire pressure ?!?

> If I hit the drags next week, I was thinking of tinkering with the tire
> pressure on the rears. I have normal street tires on my 93 CC 2WD 5.2.
> Of all of you that have been out to the drags, what do you do to your
> tire pressure in the rears? how low do you go? how low can I safely go
> on street tires (for a 1/4 mile)? I'm just wondering what is safe, and
> also wondering if there is extra traction to be had if you go to say 15
> PSI or so...
>
> Thanks!
> Kevin
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