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Offline spookie

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front tire air pressure
« on: March 31, 2015, 01:20:53 PM »
How much air pressure for 17"x2.5 front tires.Running 35psi, is that to much? 400 lbs on front end.

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Re: front tire air pressure
« Reply #1 on: March 31, 2015, 02:22:56 PM »
My JrFuel FED we weigh around 325 across the front axle, and I run 40 psi, That should work fine, unless you have a good size front wing creating more down force. More down force = more tire pressure. Big Show Top Fuel run 80-10 psi.

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Re: front tire air pressure
« Reply #2 on: April 01, 2015, 05:40:25 AM »
80-10 or 80-100??
Just keep the same amount of stuff on the right
as there is on the left. Seeing straight ahead is highly overrated....

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Re: front tire air pressure
« Reply #3 on: April 01, 2015, 10:21:47 AM »
Ya Opps, 80 to 100 lbs on big show stuff.
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