[DeTomaso] tire pressure help needed-Jim brings up a GOOD point

JDeRyke at aol.com JDeRyke at aol.com
Tue Feb 10 15:12:33 EST 2009


In a message dated 2/10/09 10:15:25 AM, kmaguire at landrovermiramar.com writes:

> I cannot understand what the DeTomaso logic is for putting more pressure in 
> the front tires vs. the rear since the car is also mid engine.
> 
IMHO the most treacherous sportscar ever sold to an unsuspecting public was 
the original 911 Turbo; most were crashed backwards into immovable objects. But 
after 40+ years of development, they handle quite well.   Likewise, don't 
draw too many conclusions from OEM Panteras that originally ran 185-70 
belted-bias tires in front and 215-70s in the rear.   Nowadays, with giant radials 
common and aftermarket -everything suspensions, tire pressures are a fine-tuning 
tool. To further confuse things, belted bias tires 'tune' by reducing pressures 
while radials tune by increasing pressures. But it all assumes the car is 
already balanced, has decent tires, good shocks and the proper swaybars. See the 
article in the POCA News, taken from a recent Grassroots Motorsports magazine, 
on the effect of tire pressures on handling. Cheers- J Deryke


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