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Old 02-15-2010, 10:18 PM   #26 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by Christ View Post
Jim -

Is there any way that the tire could have carved in that narrow shape? It looks pretty close, turning the steering may have cut into the shape that was originally there.
I suppose it's possible that the tire would rub on the "sculpture" when turning, but certainly not when going straight forward.

There is almost the same gap between the tire and snow, as the normal wheel well has, and even when the wheel is turned, there are several inches of a gap to the liner.

As far as the back tire, the skirt prevented me from getting a good look, but substantial snow did accumulate in the cavity, and caused some noises when the car was first moving this morning. I sounded like something had broken loose under there until stopping to check things out.

Jim.
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