A little tire pressure help
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A little tire pressure help
I have searched both here and on another forum and did not find any consistency so please indulge me. I just replaced OEM Pirellis with new Michelin Pilot Super Sports. 245/20 front 305/20 rears. I have always gone with a lower pressure for comfort and road feel but wanted to check what others were running. I have fronts at 32 and rears at 36. I like the ride so far for the 1st week. Any thoughts.
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That seems low.
I run 36-37 front. 40-42 rear. I'm not looking for comfort. Only grip. Then, tire wear and MPGs. Comfort last.
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I run 36-37 front. 40-42 rear. I'm not looking for comfort. Only grip. Then, tire wear and MPGs. Comfort last.
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I have searched both here and on another forum and did not find any consistency so please indulge me. I just replaced OEM Pirellis with new Michelin Pilot Super Sports. 245/20 front 305/20 rears. I have always gone with a lower pressure for comfort and road feel but wanted to check what others were running. I have fronts at 32 and rears at 36. I like the ride so far for the 1st week. Any thoughts.
Now here's the pattern- notice the guys who autocross or just want performance are towards the higher end of the range, the comfort drivers a little lower. Again, there's no right or wrong. You also don't need to run the same balance front to rear. Some like the rears 3 psi higher, you may prefer 4 or 5. Or 2.
The only other thing to keep in mind is the only pressure that matters is the one you're driving on. Pay attention to that, and how the car feels, play around a little, you'll find what you like.
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My numbers, 32 f and 36 r are cold numbers. Once they warm I am getting reading of 36F and 39R which I am comfortable with. I ran them slightly higher on my TT's but for this car seemed the right zone. Thanks for all the input seems like I'm in the zone of most of you.
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Only thing you'll want to watch out for is at 36/39 you are high enough it won't take a lot in the way of faster driving/increased ambient to get into the 40+ zone where the tires start getting hard and losing grip. This happens a lot to guys who buy into the old line of set it cold and leave it alone. Works fine most of the time. Then you go to DE, or autocross, or even just a nice long canyon drive, and suddenly the car is skating around. Pull over, bleed em, carry on.
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Only thing you'll want to watch out for is at 36/39 you are high enough it won't take a lot in the way of faster driving/increased ambient to get into the 40+ zone where the tires start getting hard and losing grip. This happens a lot to guys who buy into the old line of set it cold and leave it alone. Works fine most of the time. Then you go to DE, or autocross, or even just a nice long canyon drive, and suddenly the car is skating around. Pull over, bleed em, carry on.