<VV> High Tire Pressures

[J R Read_HML]

The bias plys had much stiffer sidewalls.  Hence the thought that the 
radials need higher pressure than the GM (original) reccomendations.
Later, JR

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Ron" <ronh at owt.com>
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Sent: Wednesday, October 15, 2008 6:52 PM
Subject: <VV> High Tire Pressures


>I don't understand the fetish for high tire pressures as GM steadfastly 
>maintained that 15 and 26 were the correct pressures.  Even my modern 
>Solara specifies 28 for any speed up to 100 and then raises it to 36 only 
>if driving continuously at over 100.  Has anyone been driving their Corvair 
>continuously, like all afternoon, at over 100?  I'll stick to my 18 and 28 
>and consider it only mildly over pressured.
> RonH
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