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Anyone running 225\45\17 BFG KDW2's? What tire pressures?

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Old 03-18-2005, 11:06 AM
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Anyone running 225\45\17 BFG KDW2's? What tire pressures?
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I usually run 36F 38R
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shouldn't that be vice-versa?
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only if you like understeer
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Default It's a little more fun to drive with more in the rear....If I go on a long trip with tons of highway

driving I'll drop it down to the reccommended 36F 34R. The *** end just feels numb with less pressure during city driving.
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i think you got that the wrong way around too ..lower rear pressure induces Over-steer
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Default maybe im stupid, but i think you have it backwards. lower pressure means more grip, more grip in the

rear and less grip in the front means understeer.
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Bingo
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Default that is not what i learned from some of the more car educated

folks at the last autocross i went to in nov04.
plus one thing that comes into mind is "running with the shoes un-tighten" or "skate with very loosely tighten skates"= No control , think about walking on marshmallows.
a soft tire will allow more side to side movement than a hard inflated tire.. logically speaking .. i'm not a pro so hopefully others with more experience will chime in
ps: for same reason a 35/19 tire will offer more controll than a 55/50 tire.
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You're not stupid, you're right.
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