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Tire pressure
- Thread starter scott s
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Standard advice from any tire guy at the race track. That'll get max grip. If you want longer tire life, you'll have to forego some of that grip, and raise the pressure a bit.
Beware of bad readings, the pressure gauges available today are crap. I buy three at a time, check them against each other and the gauges I have on hand, and pitch the ones that don't agree with the consensus. For gauge inspection I use the valve on a 5 gallon air tank, since it doesn't take much air loss to change the pressure in a small tire significantly.
Even if your gauge is off a bit, as long as it reads the same every time is the important thing.
If your gauge is off by a lb or two that's ok. Using the 10% method allows for that.
I tried an electronic digital pressure gauge. Thinking that would be more precise. Checks pressure ten times such as grizld1 does and I get ten different readings. If it was off les than a lb it would bother me much but it was off 2or3 lbs.
It works as a paper weight,
Leo
If your gauge is off by a lb or two that's ok. Using the 10% method allows for that.
I tried an electronic digital pressure gauge. Thinking that would be more precise. Checks pressure ten times such as grizld1 does and I get ten different readings. If it was off les than a lb it would bother me much but it was off 2or3 lbs.
It works as a paper weight,
Leo
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