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MetroMPG · 05-08-2008, 11:50 PM

IndyIan offers good advice, I'd say. Safety first, etc. etc!

To clarify the mpg boost you saw, are you saying you saw the gain when you went from wider tires all around to 2 narrow fronts plus the rear donuts? Or you saw the gain after going from 4 regular narrows to 2 narrows and the donuts?

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