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Old 10-02-2012, 12:41 AM   #62 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by pete c View Post
I had a fun afternoon of going back and forth with a handful of guys on a ford ranger board

It is amazing how basic physics seems to be beyond the comprehension of most folks.
Those big 37" swampers weigh between 150 and 200lbs depending on tread, without the rims add 40 lbs for rims times that by 4 and you have minimum 800 pounds of spinning mass that wants to resist the breaks. I bet the big wheeled lifted 4x4's at hwy speed stop no quicker than a 1950's Edsel.
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