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Old 01-01-2022, 04:26 PM   #14 (permalink)
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It's lower on both ends, biased toward the front, not a Cal Look rake. The 165/50s have a contact patch that is stock width but shorter, the 145s shorter and narrower. I suspect differences in the tread and carcass.

145s remind me of a farm tractor, very responsive; but no match for the brakes.
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