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Old 11-14-2008, 03:43 PM   #104 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by Ernie View Post
...The tire rubs right on the material...
I think it's probably a good idea to have some sort of sacrificial part that the tire can rub on, rather than the cover itself. If you use these over the long term, they will wear--you cannot avoid it! It's better to have a part that can be relatively easily replaced and won't affect the cosmetics or the important bits that the air is flowing over.

I wonder how hard it is to get sheets of teflon-covered plastic? Or sheets of a nice slippery plastic? Those would make for good sacrificial rub strips.

-soD
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