At 04:58 PM 5/24/99 , Jeff Cawthorne wrote:
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>Paul Foster wrote:
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>>Two data points:
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>>1) If you run them with insufficient pressure the sidewalls will crack.
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>No argument here. Plus the side tread blocks will wear off and then they
>will cord very quickly. I learned this lesson on my first set of Kumho's.
>Kumho's actually like running really high pressures, I am currently up to 43
>psi on the front of my Corvette, which is pretty high, but it works, and if
>I run them any lower they start to scallop quickly.
Hmmmm. I am running my Kumhos at 34 cold (38 hot). Is that too low?
I was actually thinking of going lower. What pressures do you all run?
Brian
98 M3/4 CSP
P.S.
Incidentally, the Kumho's are very stiff -- when I first got them put on
I had a slow leak at the valve. I drove on them a while with about 15psi
in my left front tire. They didn't look low at all -- and no sidewall wear.
But the steering felt just a bit sluggish -- re-checked the pressure --
yikes.
Given that, I can't imagine how stiff the G-Forces must be if they are
so much stiffer than the Kumho's.
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