[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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