Spirited driving tire pressure

[Kiko]

I tried to search with no luck... Whats your experiences on tire pressure for the road? I got an Euro Turbo with P-Zeros... I'm thinking on going 34f and 40r, what do you guys think?

Regards

[ebaker]

Mine seemed to do well with about 33/37

Edited October 16, 2005 by ebaker

[03-turbo911]

I run 33f/38r.

[rumplestiltskin]

These seem a lot lower than "standard" 36/44.

Would there be any issues with tyre wear running say 33/38

I am happy to try new pressures as I feel the ride is a little harsh so anything that addresses this plus improves handling would be great for fast road use (mine is an 02 TT UK spec)

Thanks.

[ar38070]

On the track you do not want to run street tires at less than 41/45 hot. If you run less than that you will roll the tires and cord the outside shoulders if the car has street alignment.

Spirited driving means different things to different people so what works for one person may not for another. I would start at the factory settings, drop pressures a pound at time and watch your tire wear.

Also tire gages are never accurate. At the track once I got 4 or 5 from different people. The variance was 3#. Use a decent one and if you can use two. Check them against each other so you can see if one of them starts to go bad.

[Kiko]

Spirited driving means driving fast around a couple of bends on a twisty road and stopping afterwards on a traffic light for instance meaning that maximum grip on NOT very hot tires is the goal since you don't sustain high speeds or push the car for more than a 2 couple of minutes at a time. I think the the 33/38 set up should be a good start for the track (to eventually reach the 41/46 hot) but marginally low for the road...

Edited October 27, 2005 by Kiko

[Kiko]

I tried many combos and for all round performance, 34/39 seems the best I tried 'till now. This includes High speed highway, and fast twisty roads AND city driving.

[cyclocross]

I tried many combos and for all round performance, 34/39 seems the best I tried 'till now. This includes High speed highway, and fast twisty roads AND city driving.

Hi, Kiko. Do you have even wear across the tread at those pressures? TIA