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Old Oct 19, 2003 | 11:18 PM
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Old Oct 19, 2003 | 11:19 PM
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last one...it's worse than it appears in the pic, the wheel is totally out of round
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Old Oct 19, 2003 | 11:20 PM
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blah blah blah... go to any scca event and they will tell you for the track jack up the pressure 8- 10 above normal... reduce afterwards... you are not bursting at 40psi and streets of willow is not drag racing.... we are trying to send an evo fast as possible through corners... not enough pressure means using your sidewalls as tread!
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Old Oct 19, 2003 | 11:26 PM
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Originally posted by MMLVMM
blah blah blah... go to any scca event and they will tell you for the track jack up the pressure 8- 10 above normal... reduce afterwards... you are not bursting at 40psi and streets of willow is not drag racing.... we are trying to send an evo fast as possible through corners... not enough pressure means using your sidewalls as tread!
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I agree, but maintain that the pressures are tricky when dealing with specific applications...tire pressures for a miata are gonna be a little different for a stripped miata than a full interior evo, even using the same brand/model tire.
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Old Oct 19, 2003 | 11:28 PM
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Those gold TE's look severely SWEET!! Again, I love Volk wheels, but I'm surprised at how easily they turned to crap. I plan on replacing the one wheel, and using them as my track wheels only now...they look horrid for street use
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Old Oct 19, 2003 | 11:43 PM
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Originally posted by MMLVMM
blah blah blah... go to any scca event and they will tell you for the track jack up the pressure 8- 10 above normal... reduce afterwards... you are not bursting at 40psi and streets of willow is not drag racing.... we are trying to send an evo fast as possible through corners... not enough pressure means using your sidewalls as tread!
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Yer right, it's not drag racing and SCCA auto-x is not track driving either. You can do whatever you want in your short cramped course, run 100 psi for all I care. So blah blah blah all you want. I'll go to an SCCA event where they don't run max psi, it's called the World Speed Challenge... so don't say "any" till you know what yer talking about...
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Old Oct 19, 2003 | 11:46 PM
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chill and enjoy your evo...

So you actually advocate running willow at 25 psi cold? I hope you don't actually run canyons this way cause' you will roll your sidewall and go over... ARE YOU ON CRACK? Seriously, I have run laguna and the big course on willow many many times, racing class b 750 class bikes. Tires are even more critical on a bike... you should not overwork your keyboard dyno and r & d dept. Enjoy your evo and peace

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Old Oct 19, 2003 | 11:49 PM
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Originally posted by MMLVMM
so you actually would run willow at 25 psi cold? ARE YOU ON CRACK?
I didn't say cold, start normal, but I wouldn't jack it up 8-10 psi. Then reduce as needed.
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Old Oct 19, 2003 | 11:52 PM
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uh oh, temper temper guys. In all fairness, it should be adjusted down not up, so I'd have to say that running a little high then dropping down is the ideal way to approach it. But what the hell this is a volk discussion not a PSI discussion right? hehehe
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Old Oct 19, 2003 | 11:55 PM
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rich you kill me.... especially when you might actually be right...
lets enjoy the car and not bend anymore rims!!!
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Old Oct 19, 2003 | 11:56 PM
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We had to drop the Volk discussion cause we know they're POS now Rich
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Old Oct 19, 2003 | 11:57 PM
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drmosh, no offense btw... just my 2 cents after crashing a few times on bikes over this issue...
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Old Oct 19, 2003 | 11:59 PM
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no offense taken I can see how you could lose traction on a bike with low psi
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Old Oct 19, 2003 | 11:59 PM
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so what kind of rims should i get besides volk? 17x9?
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Old Oct 20, 2003 | 04:52 AM
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I curbed one of my wheels pretty bad this weekend and I need a new stock wheel. Is there anyone out there willing to sell me one of theres? LOL im whoring my own thread. Thanks for your help

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