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Old 07-30-2008, 10:10 AM   #5 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by SVOboy View Post
I don't think the donuts will help that much, but you can try.
SVO you dont sound like you know the answer to my question of four donut tires for a fact. People on this very forum are considering windage and here we are talking about friciton with less of a tire footprint so less drag to gain MPGs. You may not have considded that and on top of that, if these tires are smaller than a normal tire the distance on the odometer will increase. Right? I know when I get a flat on my 2006 Dodge Grand Caravan SXT, if its on the front tire my MPGs go up from 19 to 23 HWY mpg. People have to speed up and notify me every time this happens-somehow the ride and steering-feel is unaffected by flats. Better than flipping it off the road and and having insurance detectives let you know what happend as your sitting in your body cast.
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