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Ryland · 12-30-2011, 03:45 AM

I have read about people having good luck switching from light truck to heavy truck tires, even with the extra weight of the tire, because the heavy truck tires are a stiffer tread and tend to be 100psi tires.

12-30-2011, 03:45 AM	#42 (permalink)
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