[W126 Coupe] Tire pressures

[Shayegan, Richard]

Here's how you use the gap. If you want more understeer, widen the gap/make the gap more rear biased (more air in the rear). If you want more oversteer close the gap/add air to the front.
Richard

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From: mbcoupes-bounces at mbcoupes.com on behalf of Steve Nervig
Sent: Thu 6/1/2006 12:34 AM
To: Mercedes Coupes Mailing Lists
Subject: Re: [W126 Coupe] Tire pressures



Dick, I would not put more in the front than the rear. I suspect it 
will not handle well like that. The bias should be to the rear or 
should be even F/R. And you do not use the max stamped on the tire 
unless you are at max weight listed on the tire, which I doubt 
(remember, those weights are per tire).

But each car/spring/wheel/tire combo is different. You just have to 
'spearamint a bit. To start out, I'd go with what is on the gas flap/
B-pillar + 4. Then increase 1 psi until thoroughly shaking.

Steve


On May 31, 2006, at 8:09 PM, Dick Spellman wrote:

> Thanks Dan for the reassuring news.  So, I'll adjust for tomorrows 
> run 40 front, 38 rear just to see how it handles.  And thanks Axel 
> for the tire rack confirmation.
>
> Regards,
>
> Dick
>
> Dan Landiss wrote:
>
>> Dick Spellman wrote:
>>
>>> Axel:
>>>
>>> How did you arrive at the 40psi pressure as being okay for your 
>>> ride?  What does the pressure go to after a highway run for 
>>> example?  I am assuming the door stamp is of no value and that 
>>> the maximum pressure on the sidewall should be observed but, how 
>>> did you get the 40# and know it's the right value for the SEC?
>>
>>
>> Well, actually it is 28 psi when wifey is in the car, unless you 
>> are picking up groceries in which case it is 24 psi. For your 
>> daily drive to work it is 32 psi, unless you just HAVE to show 
>> that jerk in the yellow Mustang what German iron is like, in which 
>> case 40 psi is correct. And if you don't like understeer, subtract 
>> 2 psi from the REAR tires only for all of the above.
>>
>> Now that's for the summer tires...........
>>





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