<VV> High Tire Pressures

[J R Read_HML]

Well...  OK, if you never put your foot into it on the curves.  Personally, 
that's my favorite time.

The "weight" on the tires shifts at that time.  I'm guessing that you've 
NEVER hung the rear end out and steered with the throttle.  It IS possible 
to create an "air out" situation if the sidewalls are rolling under into 
and/or during the "turn".  Air Out - my definition - the sidewalls roll over 
far enough to let the air (pressure) escape between the tire and the wheel.

Later, JR

CCE CORSA CORVANANTICS SCG member
'61 Rampside Standard 4/110
'65 Monza Convertible 4/140

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Ron" <ronh at owt.com>
To: "J R Read_HML" <hmlinc at sbcglobal.net>; <virtualvairs at corvair.org>
Sent: Wednesday, October 15, 2008 11:30 PM
Subject: Re: <VV> High Tire Pressures


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