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Old 06-11-2011, 10:35 PM   #1 (permalink)
Floordford
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Thinner width tire for improved mpg

For the past two or so hours ive been reading all the ins and outs of low rolling resistance tires. From what I dug up the cost seems to even itself out. The extra money you spend on them will just pay for the bonus of using them. So I don't see any real gain.

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people on here talk about taller tires but I havent seen any threads started about getting tires that are thinner. Example: my Mustang has 245/45/R17 stock. I could go to a 235 or I could push it with a 225. If I ran the PSI higher as I normally would id be making even less contact with the ground with the 235 than I would with the 245. Or for a car with 195/60/R15 use a 185/65/R15. I think this might be a benefit only if the thinner tires costed less or the same. Probably not worth it if they cost more.

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