tire pressure for drag racing?

[cweier]

What is a good presure to have my tires at? I have stock 15's. Also what does a stock focus run in the 1/4 mile??

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[Dev]

I have heard that it is best to run the recommended tire pressure for drag racing. I have seen a few stock ZX3's run in the mid 16's depending on the driver.

[HNDAETR]

Yep the best thing to do is keep your fronts at the recommended pressure and if you want fill the rears up with 5 extra pounds of air.

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[TRUenemy00]

I went 16.4 at 83mph stock

HNDAETR is correct ....32psi in the front and 36-37psi in the rear


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[brewfo]

is this true even if you are using drag radials or will you get a benefit from lowering the pressures?

[ZX3Racing]

<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by brewfo:
is this true even if you are using drag radials or will you get a benefit from lowering the pressures?<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>

Drag radials can be lowered to as low as 20 psi. Try different pressures to see what works best for you.