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Old July 22nd, 2005, 11:54 PM
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M/T tire pressure?



I just got a set of M/T street drag radials (275/50/15) for my 87 GN. I went to the track last night and couldn't get any traction with tire pressure in the 18-20 psi range. What is the optimum tire pressure for these things to hook?
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Old July 26th, 2005, 07:36 AM
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Tire pressure

I run 14 psi in mine and got a 1.62 60' but my car don't leave that hard.

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