<VV> High Tire Pressures

[HallGrenn at aol.com]

In a message dated 10/16/2008 12:30:47 AM Eastern Daylight Time,  
ronh at owt.com writes:

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





I agree.  I only run the higher 18-22 psi front pressures because it  suits 
me after over 45 years (sheesh--has it really been that long) of driving  
Corvairs.  On every car I have sold I have inflated the tires to the  
manufacturer's recommended tire pressures and advised the new owners not to put  extra 
weight in the trunk unless they needed to carry something.  I  tell them that they 
should get to know their car's handling characteristics  before they change 
anything.  Competition is another matter of course, but  I'm only talking about 
normal use here.
 
Bob Hall
Group Corvair
Washington DC suburbs
'64 Greenbrier
'65 Corsa
2 '68 Monzas
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