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Originally Posted by White 13
What hot pressures are being used with the RE 71? Does it change if you have less camber in the front?
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I would welcome some feedback on this topic too. I had the opportunity to run the Bridgestones RE71R for the first time last week (275/35/R18 square).
I started out at COLD 27psi
After my first 20 minutes session, I measured 40psi hot. I decided to drop the front to 34psi and the rears to 36 psi HOT.
Second session out was much better and I was able to drop my time further.
Interesting to note, these tires seem to drop off after a few laps. I found them to be quite greasy towards the end of my session. We typically were lapping 12- 14 laps around a 1.68 mile road course.
I am currently running in MDM mode and I certainly need to modulate throttle on corner exit. I hope to work up to full Traction Control OFF this season. It seems as though it is hampering me slightly on corner exit.
Any feedback on tire pressures would be great from the forum members. Local guys have indicated that the RE71R is not affected much by tire pressure variations.
Thoughts?