<VV> Tire Pressure (Kinda Corvair content)

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In a message dated 4/15/06 12:04:02 PM Pacific Daylight Time, 
kc_eck at sbcglobal.net writes:


> If I put larger or for that matter even smaller tires
> on my car how do I determine the tire pressure I
> should run?  I know on a vair the front should have
> less pressure than the back but how much is enough, if
> say all 4 tires have a maximum of 44 PSI?  On a new
> car if I beef up the tires what do i do to detemine
> the correct pressure?
> 
So that you don't have to wait 10,000 miles to check tread depth....

Inflate all 4 to MAX  press. marked on tire.......spray talcom powder on each 
tire's tread [ a 6"  stripe]   Get in....roll car far enough to put talcom on 
floor....rolll back...get out and look.

If only the center is touching..lower PSI...keep going until the tread 
touches 100%  across... then maybe 2 psi LESS....as the tires heat up when driven...

Normal is  15-22 frnt  and 24-32 rear.

Matt Nall
65/66/69/DB/BT
Coos Bay, Ore.