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Old 02-03-2011, 02:42 AM   #4 (permalink)
bwilson4web
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Do you still have the 'donut' spare?

It would be neat if you could get a full-size rim and mount one of the crappy tires as a full-size spare. Then if you have an IR temperature gauge, someday in the future, put the crappy tire on one rear wheel and do a test to measure the relative temperature differences.

For tires to cause a significant drag, there should be a temperature rise from the generated heat. . . . I'm not defending the Yokos but just suggesting a way to quantify the difference.

Bob Wilson
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