Tire pressure?
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Tire pressure?
without looking I think the air pressure recommendation is 32 fr/29 Rear.
what do you guys use.. they were all set at 35 when after i got the oil changed at the dealer..
what should I have them at.. what do you recommend?
thanks
E.b.
p.s. this is for my MR (if that makes a difference)
what do you guys use.. they were all set at 35 when after i got the oil changed at the dealer..
what should I have them at.. what do you recommend?
thanks
E.b.
p.s. this is for my MR (if that makes a difference)
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The most important factor to tire life is the alignment. I wouldn't be afraid of running as much negative camber as you can get in the front, but watch the toe; close to 0 front is ideal. A little toe-in in the rear is OK, a little toe-out helps with Autocross transitions.
I went with 35f/32r on the stock Advans because I noticed that the inner and outer tread blocks were wearing more than the centers; now at 10,000 miles, they are evenly worn and are now effectively "shaved" to 4/32s- perfect for next week's Autocrosses!
I would be careful with changing the pressure differential between the fronts and rears on the street; having the rears close to the pressure in the fronts tends to cause oversteer. At the Autocross, I leave a 2 psi differential on faster courses, and a 1 psi differential or equal pressures on tighter courses where I need more rotation; on the street, you might get in trouble with equal pressures front and rear. I once left the Autocross without letting the air back down (42f/41r) and had a nice tail-out slide beating a 350z around an on ramp.
I went with 35f/32r on the stock Advans because I noticed that the inner and outer tread blocks were wearing more than the centers; now at 10,000 miles, they are evenly worn and are now effectively "shaved" to 4/32s- perfect for next week's Autocrosses!
I would be careful with changing the pressure differential between the fronts and rears on the street; having the rears close to the pressure in the fronts tends to cause oversteer. At the Autocross, I leave a 2 psi differential on faster courses, and a 1 psi differential or equal pressures on tighter courses where I need more rotation; on the street, you might get in trouble with equal pressures front and rear. I once left the Autocross without letting the air back down (42f/41r) and had a nice tail-out slide beating a 350z around an on ramp.
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Originally Posted by eatonjb
without looking I think the air pressure recommendation is 32 fr/29 Rear.
what do you guys use.. they were all set at 35 when after i got the oil changed at the dealer..
what should I have them at.. what do you recommend?
thanks
E.b.
p.s. this is for my MR (if that makes a difference)
what do you guys use.. they were all set at 35 when after i got the oil changed at the dealer..
what should I have them at.. what do you recommend?
thanks
E.b.
p.s. this is for my MR (if that makes a difference)
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Originally Posted by dyuyeno
do you mean for the track or for the street or what? Stock suspension settings? Stock tires?