how much air do you run in your slicks?

Old 10-06-2008, 04:19 PM
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Default how much air do you run in your slicks?

i have 1432's and i run 9.5lb's
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Old 10-06-2008, 05:16 PM
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That seems like alot. I have 16.5x33s on a 2860lb car and run 6.5 to 7 psi. But every car is different.
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Old 10-06-2008, 05:25 PM
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2865 Lbs 29.5x10.5 Stiff Sidewall 8-9psi cold..
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Old 10-06-2008, 05:46 PM
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14.5 x 32 good years on 2 cars. 6.5 in my 2650 pound truck and 6.75 pounds in my dads 3150 pound Nova... Only 5 in my 16 x 33's on my dragster... Hope this Helps!

In my experience 9.5 would be way too much. The thing to remember is that every guage is different and you should use the same guage everytime. I have 3 of the Moroso guages that are all the same part number, but all read a little different.
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Old 10-06-2008, 10:33 PM
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32 X 14 gOODYEARS STIFF SIDEWALL 3050LB car 8.5 psi
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Old 10-07-2008, 05:00 PM
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main thing is heavy car needs stiff side wall..

My motto is keep going up in Air pressure until it loses traction..run as much as you can in other words...why ?

1- car will be more stable.
2- it will be faster.

different tracks/time of season will require different air pressure, you must experiment each time...with a good middle of road starting point


wanna go real fast ?

get a radial slick to work with as much air as possible and you will have a fast tire... 8)
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Old 10-08-2008, 04:38 AM
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9lbs in 2800lb car w/ 32x14's. Tried 8 lbs but felt unstable.
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Old 10-09-2008, 03:21 PM
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ok then try 9.25 if it works go to 9.5 if it still hooks go to 9.75 and so on...like i said more air you can run faster and stabler it will be..

the main thing about air pressure is don't make huge jumps ..if you have a digital gauge you can sneek up on it a little slower..but a regular gauge 1/4 lb at a time.. :wink:
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Old 10-10-2008, 04:11 AM
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Originally Posted by bjuice
ok then try 9.25 if it works go to 9.5 if it still hooks go to 9.75 and so on...like i said more air you can run faster and stabler it will be..

the main thing about air pressure is don't make huge jumps ..if you have a digital gauge you can sneek up on it a little slower..but a regular gauge 1/4 lb at a time.. :wink:
The 9lbs works great. Leaves hard everytime with the wheels in the air. Never tried 9.25 but 9.5 spun. 8)
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Old 10-27-2008, 03:47 PM
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I run 8.5 -9.0 14.5 x 32 with tubes. I tried 7-7.5 but in photo's i noticed the tire was..for lack of a better term "folding over itself". Although hooked hard. With 8.5 i still see a little too much "folding". My car is an S10 weighing in at 2910 lbs.
Im going to put a smaller tire on it this winter tho.
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