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Old 11-30-2008, 11:35 PM   #5
trmnatr
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Default Re: Slicks Tread width

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Originally Posted by Alan Roehrich View Post
My educated guess would be that putting them on a rim narrower than they were designed for would at the very least reduce the width of the contact patch. It may also cause the tire to be less stable with regards to handling.
This is kind of what i thought too plus being its a heavy car

I also thought it may cup the tread and require less pressure than usual so you get a full contact patch

I need to find somebody with a used 28" od and 10" tread width so i can mount it and measure

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