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    Default tire pressure on slicks?

    I have a set of tubed and screwed slicks for my 5000# truck.
    what pressure should I run? I don't want the rear end to get all squirrelly at high speed due to soft sidewall on a heavy truck
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    What front tires do you have . That will have a lot to do with the feeling down track. I would start at like 15psi or so
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    Depends if they are stiff wall slicks, depends on the tire size etc.

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    What's he manufacture recommend PSI? They do list this info with some searching

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    I went to a radial eventually but I would start high and see how it goes. Try 20psi, if that doesn't work AT ALL, drop to 15. I always liked that method of launching on the street and seeing if that rubber laid down was even across the tread width. Good luck! Get a camera in someones hands too! We all want to see some motown muscle.
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