Re: Tire pressures

[josh clark <maamoun@village.ios.com>]

Mute0@aol.com wrote:
> 
> Hey guys.. I just took my recently re-aquired (see the ordeal post) for the
> drive of its life.  If any of you pass through westchester be sure to call me
> and ill take you to Chestnut ridge road.
> Anyway After I pulled into a gas station and chacked my pressured. Im running
> 25/25 in the back and about 30/30 in the fromt.  Is this right? Any
> reccomendations?
> Thanks
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If you may or may not have noticed did you have a lot of understeer? 
Having high pressure in front and low in back will do this (front
sticking to the ground more)  Scirocco have a lot of understeer already
so I would reverse the pressures with 27 ft and 29-30 bk.  That's just
about how I have my 13" wheels and 185/60 Yokes set up and the balance
is perfect.  I never though a stock scirocco could handle so well!! 
When I slide all four tires slide.  It's nice to be able to hold a turn
without slamming into a curb like I did one cold night with my 16v. 
(Here's a story:)
I was following a friend with all new suspension (anti-swaybars,
lowering springs, konis) and I had just gotten my new wheels and hadn't
checked the pressures yet (too excited!)  The car had been sitting for 4
hrs in 50 degree weather so the tires were quite cold and doing 60mph
'round a ninety degree turn was not a good idea I knew but I had to keep
up with my friend of course!  He made it, why couldn't I?  As soon as I
hit it RRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR accross the road and into a curb (very small
luckily)
I thought the wheel was bent and I probably woke up the neighborhood
after I jumped out of my car =)  Now I have a nice 3" reminder on the
lip of my driver's side front wheel to get ready for certain driving
situations.  Let this be a lessen...
Josh Clark
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