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JrFuel Hayden:
Ty I suggest min of 35lbs, 40 if you have a heavy front end, like 400 lbs, and more if you have a effective front wing. I had to replace a front runner tire on a Heritage Top Fuel car because it was chunking, I told him at least 50 lbs because he had a good size wing.
Tires are made and destroyed by heat, under-inflated front tires will cause the sidewalls to flex = build up heat and start to come apart.
Big show TF with their 2000+ lbs front wings run 80-100 lbs, and that is with 4" wide front runners.
Oh Ya ALWAYS use valve stem caps, at speed the valve stem core can depress and let air out. Yes I've seen that a few times.
Just use common sense.
Jon
gregm784:
--- Quote from: JrFuel Hayden on August 31, 2017, 10:39:35 PM ---Oh Ya ALWAYS use valve stem caps, at speed the valve stem core can depress and let air out.
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And it is a helluva ride in the shutdown. I did it ONCE. lol
dreracecar:
Specialty Fasteners has the AN cresent wrench with the Dzus tip,
Swap meets are a good place to find In/lbs torque wrenches cheap, or you can come down to my shop and buy the one I have (havent used it in like 10 years) $45
Van:
Always keep a fire extinguisher in the tow vehicle & a fire resistant treated blanket also helps. We keep ours in the back ready to grab if needed.
glofria:
God forbid anything should happen but keep the driver health insurance info and list of medical conditions in the tow vehicle in case there is a accident and they are incapacitated.
Recently I've scene and bought Dzus Fasteners with a hex receiver instead of a screwdriver slot and I highly recommend buying them.
Regarding weather stations, this is what we have and has perform flawlessly for more than 10 years now.
http://www.altronicsinc.com/racing-weather-stations/handheld-racing-weather-stations/performaire-eclipse-1.html
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