Scott,
You're right, this comes up with regularity. Below is a response from
Lawrie Alexander from July, 2001. It's worked quite well for me: (BTW,
it still holds for tubes/tubeless)
>22lbs is an interesting number to be published - if you look in the original
>TD factory manual, it says "It is of the utmost importance that the tyres be
>carefully maintained at a constant pressure of 18lbs. per sq. in." !
>
>I've always found that, with bias ply tires of the original size, 22lbs in
>front and 24lbs in the rear gave the best combination of wear, handling and
>ride. With radial tires of the size you are using, I recommend 24lbs in
>front, 26lbs in the rear for general use. Add 4 lbs at each end if you are
>going on a long, fast drive, and increase the differential from front to
>rear to 4lbs if you are carrying a suitcase on a luggage rack (esp. the
>low-mount rack.)
>
>Lawrie
>British Sportscar Center
>
Bud Krueger
52TD
Scott Allen wrote:
>O.k., I know this has been asked before because it's in the FAQ, but
>unfortunately it isn't specific.
> I'm running radials with tubes on my TD, and I'm wondering what PSI I
>should use in them. The FAQ says 24lbs with tubeless radials, and the
>original spec was 18lbs with tubed bias ply.
> Anyone?
> Thanks,
> Scott Allen
>52 TD
>74 1/2 BGT
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