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Old 12-05-2009, 04:42 PM   #12 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by sbdeadelf View Post
Does anyone have actual A-B-A test results on this? When I went from 155s to 185s on my Fiesta my mileage seemed to drop a lot, but I never did any reliable testing. A 155/60/15 is the biggest tire that will fit on an early Sprint and I LOVE them, but if somebody with a test-able Metro (96 or newer I guess) lives near enough to me in SoCal and has some wide tires and wants to swap and test, I'm game!
A comparison of your present tank mileage with your baseline mpg with old tires will show any change if present.
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