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Old 03-20-2010, 02:06 PM   #22 (permalink)
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I'd love to have a set of these for my CarBEN EV! Some regained power is a lot better than lost power.

The other point is how much would they gain if the wheels/tires were solid (non-inflated), since this would "pass along" much more of the small bumps to the shock absorbers? This would also reduce the rolling resistance an order of magnitude. Win-win!
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