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Old 03-01-2010, 01:34 PM   #3 (permalink)
wagonman76
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Originally Posted by thatguitarguy View Post
I tend to think that tires with thinner sidewalls and less tread are going to be cheaper, and that's more of a motivation for the manufacturers to install them than to be "environmentally conscientious"
My thoughts exactly. They're going to put on the cheapest thing possible that meets safety standards. So anything you buy that's not the original equipment tire is going to be better.
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