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Old 07-12-2011, 06:43 PM   #43 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by Thymeclock View Post
13" tires certainly cost a lot less than 16" or 17" tires do. Many of the people here are interested in saving money as a top priority. I am too, but I'm not willing to sacrifice good handling for it - which is why I won't buy narrow 80 series tires, no matter what small amount of fuel they supposedly save.
I put narrower tires on my Jeep Liberty - went from 225/75/16 to 215/85/16. Now I can run 55psi and the handling is no different; it sucked before and it still sucks.

And I have no idea if the mileage changed. If it did, the city certainly went down due to the increased tire weight although I can still get 30mpg on the highway.
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