Lowering tire psi at the track?
08-05-2009, 06:30 AM
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Lowering tire psi at the track? Does this help at all if I am running GS-D3's out back? Im hitting the track up tonight and wanna know if I should lower the pressure in the tires.
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In my experience, nothing helps GS-D3s. They are a
good street tire dry and wet, but lousy when you are
at a track riding on other peoples' cheese for the first
100'. Pressure, L/R weight bias, nothing ever got me
under a 2.0 60'.
Nice tires for what they are, but a drag tire ain't it.
good street tire dry and wet, but lousy when you are
at a track riding on other peoples' cheese for the first
100'. Pressure, L/R weight bias, nothing ever got me
under a 2.0 60'.
Nice tires for what they are, but a drag tire ain't it.
08-05-2009, 09:20 AM
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In my experience, nothing helps GS-D3s. They are a
good street tire dry and wet, but lousy when you are
at a track riding on other peoples' cheese for the first
100'. Pressure, L/R weight bias, nothing ever got me
under a 2.0 60'.
Nice tires for what they are, but a drag tire ain't it.
good street tire dry and wet, but lousy when you are
at a track riding on other peoples' cheese for the first
100'. Pressure, L/R weight bias, nothing ever got me
under a 2.0 60'.
Nice tires for what they are, but a drag tire ain't it.
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Do not lower the pressure on street tires at the track. They will cup and you will actually lose traction. Try about 28 to 30 psi on the rear and 36 up front. No street tire is really going to hook on a prepped track. That's just how it is.
08-05-2009, 10:38 PM
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on the street my street tires hook insane amounts better at 36psi than 26psi. never been to the track, but when i go i won't be dropping the pressure.
also, are you giving cold or hot pressures? just for reference my tires set at 36psi cold will jump to almost 45 after a few autox laps. if you set them to 25 cold and then drive to the track and do a long burnout they may end up closer to 30 when you launch.
also, are you giving cold or hot pressures? just for reference my tires set at 36psi cold will jump to almost 45 after a few autox laps. if you set them to 25 cold and then drive to the track and do a long burnout they may end up closer to 30 when you launch.
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on the street my street tires hook insane amounts better at 36psi than 26psi. never been to the track, but when i go i won't be dropping the pressure.
also, are you giving cold or hot pressures? just for reference my tires set at 36psi cold will jump to almost 45 after a few autox laps. if you set them to 25 cold and then drive to the track and do a long burnout they may end up closer to 30 when you launch.
also, are you giving cold or hot pressures? just for reference my tires set at 36psi cold will jump to almost 45 after a few autox laps. if you set them to 25 cold and then drive to the track and do a long burnout they may end up closer to 30 when you launch.
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[QUOTE=Dal1as;12024760]Do not lower the pressure on street tires at the track. They will cup and you will actually lose traction. Try about 28 to 30 psi on the rear and 36 up front. No street tire is really going to hook on a prepped track. That's just how it is.[/Q
^^^ BINGO
street tire--will cup
Johnny
^^^ BINGO
street tire--will cup
Johnny
