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mcrews · 01-21-2013, 09:47 AM

1. would you have had enough clearance?
2. How much city driving vs final cruise speed driving do you do?

I know there has to be some point on item #2 where toooo much city driving (getting those larger tires rolling) eats into the mpg.

01-21-2013, 09:47 AM	#13 (permalink)
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