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tire pressures.
« on: June 07, 2015, 02:59:52 am »
I'll admit I'm a rookie to this, but tonight was a track change between heat and feature. Had a rain so they blades and packed after the rain.  Looked like the track would come in real tacky(which it did) I went up 2 lbs in the fronts and six in the back.  Starting lf; 7-9, rf 9-11, lr 9-15, rr 13-19. Went from a rough greasy track to a slightly smoother tacky track. Problem I had was the rear was just right in the heat, but too tight in the feature. Also I didn't gain a push in the front, but it seemed the rear was too tight for the front. Now I'm a 235lb guy and know I help with traction control, but I'd thought my air change would have loosened the rear enough for a tacky track. I know there are allot of variables, but I was even having trouble with it tipping up on the exits.  Mind we run a banked track like stock cars.  Maybe I didn't go enough air, but thought I'd see what the pros from Dover had to say.
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Re: tire pressures.
« Reply #1 on: June 07, 2015, 07:47:03 am »
LR I would have run 4lbs right rear 20 lbs your front pressures I would have left where they were. just my thoughts
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« Reply #2 on: June 07, 2015, 08:39:49 am »
Yup way too much pressure in the LR. I run mine 5-6 psi
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Re: tire pressures.
« Reply #3 on: June 07, 2015, 02:11:14 pm »
Thanks for the advice guys. In hindsight I was pretty sure I should have left the front alone and likely only added to the lr. I guess that's just the fun in the learning curve. Never learn what to do without learning what not to do.
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« Reply #4 on: June 07, 2015, 03:22:45 pm »
Either you wrote rong or your worng you should not have added to lr only right rear and took it out of the lr
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« Reply #5 on: June 07, 2015, 06:16:32 pm »
Yep, that's what I was meaning to say George, brain waves got crossed up from sewer gases. Had a clogged sewer and ended up having to rent a power snake to win the battle this morning.
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