guywithfastcar

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Would runnin 55psi in the front tires be a bad idea at the track? I've been told that I coud pick up a MPH on the top end by lessening the surface area of the front tire, Thanks!
-Brian

Matt D

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Are you talking about a skinny or a regular stock style tire? I run 45 in my skinny radials, but would not go any higher than 40 in a regular radial.

EDS01SS

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Yeah all that may happen but I wouldnt suggest doing it.10psi may not seem like alot but in a tire its quite a bit.There would be the possibility of that tire blowing and putting you into the wall.Not worth the risk for 1 mph in my opinion

tim99ws6

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What are ET front runners rated at anyways?!

guywithfastcar

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They are nitto tires on stock rim, yeah I was worried about it popping on me while filling it. 40 PSI would be alright tho eah?

Kent1

I run 50 PSI in nitto's and skinnies. No problems whatsoever..

Matt D

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I'm not sure, I would check on MT's website.

Demonicbird00

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i run 55 or so in the fronts on my skinnies at the track, its fine.

-brandon

tim99ws6

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hm....i wonder what/if i would gain from raising psi from 35-->50

I'm at 98.04 in the 1/8 right now...what, and extra mph if im lucky??

Kent1

The only way to know is try both at the track and see if there is a difference or not. I do know that generally the higher the PSI-there is less rolling resistance which equal more MPH down the track.

Villain281H

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I've run my 245/50/16 tires at 45 psi, but they are a little bit twitchy there. Normally I'm at 35 psi. I've seen a tad of mph increase between the 2 settings (.3-.4), but not enough IMHO to justify running high.

Derek

Coach 02 A3 Z/28

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I run my Goodyear front runners at 30 psi to 32 psi. It all depends on how hard I am hitting the tree.

Coach

mrdragster1970

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Becareful, I personally use 40 in my front runners, and have never seen more than 45 in any of my buddies cars.

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JL ws-6

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40 psi is enough to get the rolling resistance down, any more then that and I think you're taking an uneeded risk

Little G

I have done hundreds of passes @ 60psi in VW tires, no problems. But I'm only crossing the line at ~100 though.

g

JL ws-6

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your nuts IMO. that's a TON of pressure!

guywithfastcar

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thanks guys, I think Ill stick with 40 psi in the front!

ILLWS6

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My cheapo kumho's say 65psi max pressure so thats what I run at the track. I've done this for years with no problems.

tektrans

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I've got 8 ply MT sportsmans up front, they say max psi is 60 but I run them at 50.

JL ws-6

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I run the 4 ply sportsman tires, and run them at 45.