All right everyone, turn the flame throwers off for a moment, please ...
I spoke today with my LBC mechanic about the tendancy of my GT6 steering
to become *floaty* at higher speeds, and he suggested something simple --
such as a tire pressure that is too high. He points out that the GT/Spit is
engineered for a pressure of 20-25 lbs., and I am running with something more
like 40-45 lbs. on a set of Dunlops. He also says that individual tire
pressure
recommendations are irrelevant to this lower pressure requirement for the car.
Of course, I protested about tire wear, reduced MPG and all that stuff, but
he maintains that the Spit/GT6 is so *nimble,* it requires a lower pressure, as
Triumph indeed recommends. So there it is ... more fuel for the fire ...
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Martin Secrest
73 GT6-3
74 Spitfire 1500
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