tire pressure sticker

[paulr]

Is there someone out there with a tire pressure sticker that fits in the truck? The red one.
thanks a lot

paulr

[paults1]

Go to Links on this Forum & contact Will Samples @ SSImports. I got a complete decal kit from him years ago & it included the tire presure decal.

Paul, '63 230SL

[mdsalemi]

...or go to Bob Geco on our site--he has duplicated the decal kit as well.

Michael Salemi
1969 280SL
Signal Red w/Black Leather
Restored

[al_lieffring]

The red sticker shows 26psi front / 32psi rear.

With modern tires is it still necessary to run with the front tires that low?

It seems that at 26psi, Mario Andretti would point his tire gage at you and tell you to "check your tire pressure"

I try to keep my tires at 30psi all around. Am I wrong here? It's not like I am ever going to haul 500 lbs of concrete in the trunk.

Al




66 230sl
113-042-10-014715
904/396 blue, Ivory Tex
condition: not-as-rusty-as-before-bucket

[J. Huber]

Hey Al. I have tried a lot of combos. Right now I am at 29F/31R. I don't ever really feel anything different.

James
63 230SL

[TheEngineer]

I don't think a few psi make any difference. I have used my li'l red car with, what turned out later, 25 psi and pumped it up to as much as 32psi. But I mostly drive around West Seattle and occasionally on the freeway where maybe 70 is as fast as I go. Tire pressure is not all that important as long as it's not flat. A visual inspection is all it takes. My car has stood around for many years and the tires have developed flat spots. I can sometimes feel them on a real smooth road and it seems, they have become less pronounced from when I first got the car, because I drive it more. The automatic also seems to shift a lot smoother,especially from 2 - 3. But I got a rock into the windshield on the freeway. It's too bad. Now there is a defect the size of a dime.

[J. Huber]

I think my main concern is keeping them the same side-to-side. I happened to get a nice little digital gauge for Christmas one year, so I just check them occaisionally when I fuel up. Probably a good idea to check the spare as well -- just in case.

James
63 230SL

[Bob G ✝︎]

Yes, I do  have this decal . It is a foil decal 3 mill for the 280SL. send me an email and I will send you a PDF file with a picture of this decal. concours correct.

Bob Geco
bobgeco@cs.com