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Re: Tire Pressure for Better Handling Balance
Posted by Stephen Goldberger (more from Stephen Goldberger) on Sat, 16 Feb 2002 02:21:08
In Reply to: , Kok Chen, Sat, 17 Dec 1988 12:00:00 

>  I'll have about 10psi before 
>reaching the front tire inflate limit of 44psi.  After all is said and done,
>the changes I make may not even be noticeable in everyday driving.  

I've never found the need to change the pressure recommendation on the
9000, except I boost the pressure 3 or 4 psi for more lively handling,
better fuel economy, more even tire wear, and a margin of safety.  But on a
1980 900, or was it a 99, I had a set of snow tires that were 'stability
challenged'.  It was a 6 or 8 psi boost to the rear tires that kept the car
tracking comfortably, and that car already had a 2 psi higher recommended
rear inflation pressure.  I think it will be quite noticeable in every day
driving.  A 10 psi pressure differential, front to rear, was about the
recommended differential on the Corvairs, - 20 in front, 30 in back, I
think, and those cars would become quite nasty when, out of ignorance,
someone would pump them up to be equal all around. 10 psi is a pretty big
difference.
I'm not saying 'don't do it'.  I'm saying 'do it in stages, and evaluate
each stage at both high and low speeds'
Stephen Goldberger, Editor and Publisher
NINES, the magazine of the SAAB Club of North America
vist our web site at http://www.saabclub.com

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