Last time I bought a new set of Coopers for my '69B I forgot to tell
them the pressures I wanted. So I took off down the highway and the car
was squirrelly beyond belief. I stopped ASAP and checked the pressures,
which were 35 psi all around! Lowered them to 26/28 and all was well.
CR
Paul Hunt wrote:
> I've always used the book figures of 21/24, however many Americans seem to be
> exponents of 30psi or so saying "that is what modern cars are". That's so,
> but as an experiment I recently tried mine at 30 and found it a bone-shaking
> ride, although the turn-in was possibly a bit sharper. I've now got them at
> 25/28, which seems to give a 'normal' ride and turn-in. I shall keep them at
> that as I find my tubes do loose air very slowly so the higher figure stops
> them dropping below the recommended figure too quickly. In 20 years with the
> roadster and 13 with the V8 on recommended pressures I have never had problems
> with uneven wear, or wear patterns associated with under-inflation, which is
> something else others have claimed.
>
> Experiment, and go with what suits you best.
>
> PaulH.
> ----- Original Message -----
> The rears look great at 25psi but at the recommended
> 21psi in the front, the sidewalls are flexing far more
> than the rears and look as if there is a leak!
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