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I HAVE LEARNED OVER THE YEARS THAT A WIDE "PERTTY" IRE ON WIDE RIMS MAY BE JUST THE TICKET WHEN RIDING IN THE BEACH OR IN SANDY CONDITIONS----NOT WORTH A DARN IN MUD, WHERE YOU WANNA SINK DOWN TO THE HARD STUFF, SO YOU CAN GET TRACTION
NOT ONLY THAT---I LEARNED THAT THE PERTTY WIDE TIRE HAS MORE CONTACT WITH THE ROAD. MIGHT BE GREAT IF YOU ARE DOIN' 110 MPH AROUND A CORNER, AND WANT "GRIP" NOT "SLIP AND SLIDE"
WHICH SORTA LEADS ME UP TO----MORE TIRE SURFACE (TREAD) CONTACTING THE ROAD----MORE FRICTION---LESSER MILES PER GALLON
YOU MAY NOT THINK A LITTLE COULD MAKE A DIFFERENCE----BUT IT WILL---HOW MUCH? I DO NOT HAVE A CLUE.
I WAS GONNA INSTALL SCREEN WIRE ON A FRAME, THEN SLIDE IT BEHIND MY GRILL TO KEEP THE (WHAT WE CALL) "DUMB BUGS" (HARD SHELLED BEETLES THAT FLY AROUND AND BASH INTO ANYTHING) FROM BATTERING MY RADIATOR FINS SO TERRIBLY
IMMEDIATELY I NOTICED I WAS RUNNING HOTTER--BUT NOT OVERHEATING. REGARDLESS, I DIDN'T LIKE IT
MY POINT. EVEN THOUGH IT LOOKED OK. AND YOU "MIKE" (PRECISELY MEASURE) A SCREEN WIRE STRAND, THEN COUNT THE NUMBER OF STRANDS IN A GIVEN AREA (I DID A 3 IN. X 3 IN.--I DON'T MATTER!)----AFTER YOU DO THE MATH---YOU HAVE LOST RIGHT A 1/4 OF YOUR OPEN SPACE, OR AIRFLOW THROUGH THE SCREEN. SO MY TAKE ON THIS DEAL IS, "DON'T LOOK LIKE MUCH, BUT IT REALLY MAY BE!"
I HAVE DROPPED DOWN FROM THE "COOL" WIDER TIRES---DOWN TO 235-75-R15s (COULD STILL GO NARROWER, BUT THEN PRICE STARTS GOING UP, TO ME THIS IS MY "HAPPY MEDIUM").I'M SURE TREAD DESIGN/ ROAD CONTACT FACTORS IN TOO, AS FAR AS MPG. YOUR INTENTIONS/ USE OF THE TIRE WILL MAKE YOU CHOOSE THE TREAD. I WANTED GOOD HIGHWAY USE, BUT DECENT TRACTION OFF-ROAD, WHEN I NEED IT.I'M NOT AN EXTREME OFF-ROADER (LIKE I USED TO BE) I NOW ENTER A QUESTIONABLE SITUATION WITH A WELL THOUGHT OUT PLAN--I USED TO JUST "GO FOR IT"!
JUST SOME THOUGHTS
THE MEDIC
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Wednesday, November 9th, 2011 AT 12:21 AM