Hoosier tire pressure question & progress

[E30@iLand.net (Mike VanAmburgh)]

Yeah, they are about done tho.  They should be good for about half the
season.  Maybe!  The guy I bought them from had them in storage for a
couple years after retiring his Scirocco 16V.

Mike

Neal wrote:
> 
> You STILL have BFG's???? No fair...
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: scirocco-l-admin@scirocco.org
> [mailto:scirocco-l-admin@scirocco.org]On Behalf Of Mike VanAmburgh
> Sent: Sunday, March 17, 2002 12:57 AM
> To: jester@westfailure.net
> Cc: scirocco-l@scirocco.org
> Subject: Re: Hoosier tire pressure question & progress
> 
> Spacers in the front??  Damn, that's weird.  Mine cleared the front, but
> were hitting in the rear.  Ah well.  Go figure.  I've never run Hoosiers
> before, but start at 40 and bleed from there.  Mark your sidewalls with
> shoe polish to make sure the sidewalls aren't flopping over.  You
> probably won't need any more than 35, but it's best to start high and
> bleed down as needed.  Mr. Meze can give you a more definite answer on
> that one.  I run my BFG R1's at 35.
> 
> Mike
> 
> jester@westfailure.net wrote:
> >
> > hey all,
> >
> > My hoosiers fit :)
> >
> > 225-50/14 fir rear with no mods other than coilovers, front i needed to
> > use a spacer.
> >
> > I am bone tired but will have pics of what not later.
> >
> > Question is: what are some good approximate air pressures for Hoosiers on
> > a scirocco ft & rear, I'm racing tomorow and have no idea ;)
> >
> > take care,
> >
> > Steve
> >
> >
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