race prep questions

From: Gabriel Couriel (gcouriel@bellsouth.net)
Date: Wed Feb 11 2004 - 13:51:36 EST


i'm gonna be heading to the track next week, and want to prep the truck
correctly to run as well as possible. i want to reduce the weight as much
as i reasonably can, but i'm not sure about some things.

should i race with the tailgate up? tailgate down? tailgate gone???
should i race with my spare tire (to even the weight)? i didn't have
traction problems last time, but i don't want to start.
what pressure should i inflate the tires to? these are radials (Firestone
Indy 500), and last time i ran with them, i kept them at the recommended
level. however, the time before, i lowered tire pressure to 20psi. what is
the recommendation for street tires?

thanks for the answers!

Gabe Couriel



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