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Mail From: wongphoto (ken wong)

Everyone,

Many thanks for everyone's advice with the tire pressure. Aaron your the man
on this one! Like you said "where the rubber meets the road". Question - Do
other tire companies use the little arrow method or just the Toyo company?
We are down to 33 lbs. and looking forward to those "spirited" rides.
Everyone's advice gave me some piece of mind while leaning into those
curves. Totally new ride!

Mrs. Peel thanks you and so do my kidneys!

Ken & Mrs. Peel
99 White Sport


>* Hello Ken,
>
>Welcome to the wonderful world of tires ;-) The T1-S have little "arrows"
>along
>the side of the tread. These "arrows" are indicators for where the wear
>bars are
>located, but they also have another use, they can be used to indicate your
>tires
>roll over point. This is critrical in determining what the correct tire
>pressure
>may be. If after some spirited driving, you see that the wear is scrubbing
>up to
>the "arrow", then you have the correct air pressure, if it is over the
>"arrow",
>then you have too little air pressure and if you are not at the "arrow" you
>have
>too much air pressure. Just take a pressure check on the tires when cold
>and ad
>or subtract air so that when you are driving..that the roll over point is
>contacting the "arrow."
>
>This is the most reasonable way to determine what your correct tire air
>pressures may be. Give me an e-mail off line and I'll forward some pixs of
>the
>"arrows" and what the proper air pressures will look like....
>
>good luck..and have fun testing those tires!!!
>
>Aaron