<VV> High Tire Pressures

[Ron]

My thought is that "the thought" is not very valid as the stiffness of the 
sidewalls isn't significant relative to the weight imposed on each tire.
RonH

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "J R Read_HML" <hmlinc at sbcglobal.net>
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Sent: Wednesday, October 15, 2008 9:21 PM
Subject: Re: <VV> High Tire Pressures


> 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
>
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>>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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