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Re: MGB Tire Pressures

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Subject: Re: MGB Tire Pressures
From: ckr <ragthyme@fls.infi.net>
Date: Wed, 22 Jan 1997 11:52:37 -0500
britcars@juno.com wrote:
> Thomas....
> 
> Assuming you are running radial tires and stock shocks and sway bar, our
> (dare I say vast) experience suggests that 26lbs front and 28lbs rear is
> the ideal combination. If you do a lot of high speed touring, increasing
> both ends by 4lbs. will reduce tire heat build-up and prolong tire life.
> Only if you have fitted a rear sway bar should the rear pressures be the
> same as the front. You should never put more pressure in the fronts than
> the rears! This makes the car oversteer.
> 
> Lawrie
> British Sports Cars

Friends:

Perhaps I'm stupid here, but doesn't the recommended tyre pressure 
depend upon which sort of tyre you're running on and its 
recommendations?  By that, I suppose I mean, what size tyre, not what 
brand.

Yours in Hopes of Less Naivetee,

Corey
75 MGB 'Rags'

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