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freebeard · 08-16-2019, 05:14 PM

The FUV in round numbers is 1/3 of 1000lb per wheel. A 36 hp Beetle [with 145s on the front] is 20% (front/rear weight bias) of 1800lb. So 333lb vs 360lb.

They should last very well, depending on the wear/traction/economy triangle.

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freebeard Master EcoModder Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: northwest of normal Posts: 27,698 Thanks: 7,776 Thanked 8,585 Times in 7,069 Posts	The FUV in round numbers is 1/3 of 1000lb per wheel. A 36 hp Beetle [with 145s on the front] is 20% (front/rear weight bias) of 1800lb. So 333lb vs 360lb. They should last very well, depending on the wear/traction/economy triangle. __________________ . .Without freedom of speech we wouldn't know who all the idiots are. -- anonymous poster ____________________ . ."We're deeply sorry." -- Pfizer