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Jul 18, 2012 | 06:04 AM

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deeman101

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Originally Posted by ODUB

I tried running them at 34-36f cold, and 32-34r cold like I used to do with my NT05's and they rolled over on themselves relentlessly. The last two events I aired them up to 40-42f cold and 38ish r cold and they worked perfectly. grip everywhere, good rotation from the rear.

I've heard from a lot of guys running them that you have to air them up anywhere from 5-10psi more than other tires with stiffer sidewalls. Some guys out here won't run them on anything heavier than 2800-3000lbs because of the sidewalls. Aired up though, they are great.

Yea I was having a lot of problems myself until I think I just hit a magic combo last saturday. 34psi f 35.5psi r dead cold (as in sitting on my driveway overnight). When I drove to the track and checked it was 40.5f and 41.5r with the highway driving. That I thought performed well for me. It was very neutral on turn in and mid corner was neutral as well and would breakaway to a slight oversteer drift if pushed too hard. Corner exit was rock solid grip no understeer. My suspension mods:

ohlins r&t
whiteline rca, toe bushing
swift fsb
wavetrac front diff, shep 12plate rear
-2.5f -1.8r 0 toe, corner balanced

I feel my stock rsb was hurting me with understeer, but I'm weary of going to a stiffer one because out of turns my rear is extremely stable and puts down WOT very early. Anyways those are the pressures I run given my limitation.

This is all for track driving though. I'm not sure if any of this can help cone dodgers. I'm not even sure how to setup a car for autox.