[DeTomaso] Tire pressure

[Julian Kift]

I ran the Michelin Pilot MX3's on 11" rims and they wore evenly (and they saw some track work too), I ran 32 to 34 psi. Much less than that and I imagine you would risk compromising the sidewall through rollover on hard cornering.
 
Julian
 
> To: michael at michaelshortt.com
> Date: Wed, 23 Mar 2011 01:07:28 -0400
> From: pantdino at aol.com
> CC: detomaso at realbig.com
> Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Tire pressure
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> Do they wear evenly, so the tread is equally worn all across the tread?
> If so you must be using about the right pressure
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> Jim
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> From: michael at michaelshortt.com <michaelsavga at gmail.com>
> To: Pantdino <pantdino at aol.com>
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> for some reason, my rears seem to wear out prematurely anyway. I keep 335/35/17 & 245/40/17. at 35 psi (cold). Now that i have Kimbo, i hoping for half the tread life and twice the fun. 
> michael
> Michael Shortt
> On Mar 22, 2011 10:21 PM, "Pantdino" <pantdino at aol.com> wrote:
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> > What are the widths of your wheels?
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> > IIRC guys who run 335/ 17 tires on 11" wide wheels said that unless they keep pressures low the center of the tread wears out really fast. Again, IIRC, they use like 24lbs in the rear.
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> > Jim
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> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Dave Londry <davel at emspace.com>
> > To: Bill Lewis <lotus0005 at hotmail.com>
> > Cc: detomaso at realbig.com
> > Sent: Tue, Mar 22, 2011 4:48 pm
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> > I run 35psi all around on the same tires Bill.
> > ave
> > On 3/22/2011 3:18 PM, Bill Lewis wrote:
> > I've forgotten what air pressure to put in my tires: Front: 245/40ZR-17 
> > ear: 335/30ZR-18 Michelin Pilot Sport PS2 Street driver.
> > 
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