Re: tire pressure

From: Spook37211(at)aol.com
Date: Mon Sep 15 1997 - 11:36:37 CDT


In a message dated 97-09-15 09:49:54 EDT, a-richat(at)MICROSOFT.com (Richard
Atherton (Entex)) writes:

<< the road
> while they were pumped up like balloons. And since you owned your
> last
> Alpine during the Carter administration, those "soft compound" T/A's
> you were
> running were marbles compared to today's tires.
>
> Over-inflating tires for road use is bad advice. With wider tires
> comes
> heavier steering. Live with it.
>>
Guys,
I remember the old T/A's as well...........but now we can buy higher speed
rated tires for not so much more money. The V rated (or equivalent) has a
very stiff sidewall and hence better handling.
Ray



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