Stock tire air pressure for the strip?
08-11-2006, 05:56 PM
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Stock tire air pressure for the strip? Hey guys I have 245/50/16 street tires what is good tire pressure for the track I have them set at 32psi can I go lower for better times? I heard I can go down to 28psi but it seems too low for streets.
08-12-2006, 10:45 AM
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In the staging lanes, reduce the actual psi to 10-12 percent below the recommended cold pressure.
For example, my cold recommended psi is 30. So in the lanes I drop is to 26-27 actual.
The lower psi allows the sidewall a little more flex, which helps absorb the shock of launch and the shifts.
You need to be careful to not drop the psi to a point where the tread will begin to cup. You can find that point in a parking lot by dropping the psi and laying rubber. Check the rubber laid for density side to side. If it starts to get light in the center, the psi is too low. Add one psi and repeat.
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For example, my cold recommended psi is 30. So in the lanes I drop is to 26-27 actual.
The lower psi allows the sidewall a little more flex, which helps absorb the shock of launch and the shifts.
You need to be careful to not drop the psi to a point where the tread will begin to cup. You can find that point in a parking lot by dropping the psi and laying rubber. Check the rubber laid for density side to side. If it starts to get light in the center, the psi is too low. Add one psi and repeat.
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08-12-2006, 10:39 PM
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Originally Posted by 02BEAST
How do I find out what my recommended cold psi is,is it on the tire itself I have 245/50/16's stockers..
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