Registered: 09/19/06
Posts: 621
Loc: Southern NY State
Hopefully the good weather will hold out until Sunday for the AX at Giants Stadium. I am putting my Azenis on Friday and heat cycling them that night. Anybody have any suggested tire pressures for the Falkens. I found the Michelins ran best last event with 39 in front and 44 in the back. No front rollover and the rear rotated somewhat nicely.
Registered: 09/19/06
Posts: 621
Loc: Southern NY State
Thanks for the tip. Maybe I will go up a little more in back to see if it improves the rotation.
This last weekend I seemed to get the best results with 36 in front and 46 in the back. The car really rotated beautifully. I'm just rusty on my braking and slip-angle steering, since the last three cars I owned had under 100 horsepower, you really didn't have to worry so much about it.
Registered: 01/31/05
Posts: 70
Loc: Mississauga, ON
another thing you can try is lowering the rear tire pressure to increase more tire flex so that it slides a bit more in the back. a guy gave me that tip at an event and it helped rotate the car a bit better.
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Registered: 09/19/06
Posts: 621
Loc: Southern NY State
I don't bother taking the tires off to heat cycle. I drive spiritedly for an hour, put the car on jack stands and let it sit overnight.
I'll try some lower pressures next event, but I can't imagine that lowering pressures would make less traction, unless you lower it to the point where you are riding on the shoulders. Who knows. I am up to trying anything though.
