kenewagner
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Mounted my tires tonight and have a few questions. What does everyone recommend for tire pressure? There are a few weights still on the rim which I will remove. Do they need balancing?
Ken
Ken
Mounted my tires tonight and have a few questions. What does everyone recommend for tire pressure? There are a few weights still on the rim which I will remove. Do they need balancing?
Ken
I would get them balanced. No reason not to. though others have not.
Are you running tubes or not?
Are these the ET Street Radial or Bias?
Most people like at least 18 psi in them. I've gone as low as 10psi looking for hooking. It really depends on your power and the track the day you are there.
For the club clash, get there early and you have plenty of runs before the time trials. During that time start with 18psi cold. That'll probably be 20psi hot. Practice a few rounds like that to get used to the track. Then drop the pressure 3 psi. See if your time gets better or how it feels. If worse, or no change, then try to go 3 psi above your initial pressure. See if that does better or feels worse.
You just keep doing that until you get a consistant time.
When you do your first burn out with those you will want to get the wheels spinning (start out in 2nd) and hold it around 3000rpm for a 5 count. After that if you are not letting them get too cool, you can just do a basic clean them off burnout as they hold heat well. Mike down there can give you good tips on that too.
Tires are MT ET Street LT26x10.5-16 Bias Ply.
Thank all for the suggestions. Do they have a way to air up tires at the track or do I need to have a portable air tank?. Never even thought about starting a auto in second for a burn out.
Ken
Bias ply tires are gonna be a tad wiggly after the 1/8th mile. Don't panic. It can feel disconcerting to some folks. The lower the pressure, the wigglier it gets.
Good info Mike....Ken, when the car starts to sway side to side on the top end, just hold the wheel steady and ride it out. DO NOT try to make steering corrections as it will only make it worse.
David
Good info Mike....Ken, when the car starts to sway side to side on the top end, just hold the wheel steady and ride it out. DO NOT try to make steering corrections as it will only make it worse.
David
.... and fight the reflex to lift, even a little bit!!
Ira