Re: '54 Patrician Tire Pressure question...
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Car manufacturer's tire pressure recommendations in that era were primarily aimed at nice, soft ride characteristics without any regard to tire life, etc.
I typically use a cold inflation pressure of about 3-4 psi less than the max listed on the tire sidewall for the maximum load rating. I'm sure there will be lots of varied opinion on this.
Posted on: 2012/7/20 22:05
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Thanks...I'd like to hear what others are typically running.
Why would they send a STB lowering it from the 26psi in the book to 22/20 then?
Posted on: 2012/7/21 11:05
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1954 black Patrician, unrestored, mostly original, minty!!
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IMO, O_D nailed the reason. Comfort and soft ride. They might have changed something else on the car or found initial specs were a bit too much. Since Packards target group mostly wanted a nice comfortable soft cushy ride, a lower tire pressure is one way to get it back. If you look thru bulletins you will find many addressing "harshness", "roughness", "disturbances" -- you name the term -- but all essentially addressing the same thing. Quiet, smooth and comfortable was the desired result.
Posted on: 2012/7/21 11:24
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