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Old 10-28-2008, 07:56 PM   #16 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by Frank Lee View Post
I do know, however, that I've had tires wear just like the "overinflation" pic in post 11. Vehicle was almost always very lightly loaded, and at max sidewall psi. Are tires different now? Were the rims too narrow for that tire? I dunno. But overinflation wear down the middle is not a myth.
Yep, no myth. I've had tires wear like that to. I'd guess that old style, bias ply tires were more prone to that type of wear?
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