The general rule is more pressure more grip, but unfortunately other
factors usually dominate that rule. Sidewall stiffness, longitudinal
grip, compliance on rough surfaces, etc.
Probably a better one for RWD cars is that lower rear pressures tend to
reduce power oversteer, and higher front pressures tend to reduce sidewall
rollover. That may still be too broad a generalization to be useful
KeS
On Fri, 6 Jul 2001, Lawrence Lane wrote:
> I was told at the track by someone I met that the more air pressure is given,
> the tire will have more traction. I thought this sounded weird, but I thought
> I'd try it out. So, I inflated my 18"s to 35 in the front and 40 in the rear
> to decrease oversteer. I'm not sure if it was the car or not, but I
> experience a huge amount of oversteer. What is the general rule about this?
>
> Thanks
>
> Larry
> FD3S
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