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What's the normal tire pressure for the S4 with stock potenza, front and back. Thanks

Old 05-21-2000, 10:43 AM
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What's the normal tire pressure for the S4 with stock potenza, front and back. Thanks
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Default 36F, 34R Full details are on the sticker located on inside of your fuel filler

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Default I like how they feel at 40F/45R

Good stick, and not too much roll when you get above 40 psi. No bubbles yet either @ 10k.

I crank them up to 44F/48R during events though.

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Default Why higher pressure in the rear?

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I like lower front pressure. Gives slight oversteer.
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So that the car will act a little more neutral. Helps to get this fat car to dance =)
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Default I thought to decrease understeer you'd set it up the opposite..

Higher pressure in the front, lower in the rear. At least, that's the info posted by Tire Rack.<p>John G
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That's what I thought too--higher in front, lower in back.
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Default Try it =)

If you blow up the rears enough, you essentially stiffen the rear suspension and ever so slightly reduce the contact patch, and hence you will lose traction sooner on that end. Run the fronts at the optimum psi where they don't roll over too badly, and where they have max traction.

But don't take my word for it, or Tirerack's. Try it for yourself =)

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