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tire pressure suggestions

#1 Post by 76camaro » Sun Sep 27, 2009 6:52 pm

I have 14/32 hoosier slicks with no tubes on a 2800 lb. bracket car. What is a good starting pressure???? Any advice is greatly appreciated.

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#2 Post by vegaracer » Sun Sep 27, 2009 6:59 pm

My car is a little lighter than yours but with the same size tire and I run 9lbs.
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#3 Post by 572 BBC » Mon Sep 28, 2009 5:31 pm

your car will be the fastest with the most amount of pressure u can run without spinning tires...

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#4 Post by 76camaro » Mon Sep 28, 2009 7:53 pm

Thank you both for your comments.

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#5 Post by hugger73hatch » Tue Sep 29, 2009 8:47 am

572 BBC wrote:your car will be the fastest with the most amount of pressure u can run without spinning tires...
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#6 Post by BracketNova » Thu Oct 01, 2009 8:31 pm

hugger73hatch wrote:
572 BBC wrote:your car will be the fastest with the most amount of pressure u can run without spinning tires...
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#7 Post by BracketNova » Thu Oct 01, 2009 8:34 pm

I have a 12" tire under my 3200Lb ride I use 8.5. 8.25 my tires wad, 9.0 my 60's become inconsistent.

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