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bennelson · 01-29-2009, 08:45 PM

So 4x4s have bigger tires to get them up in the air to make room for all the front wheel drive stuff, and then lower gearing to match the speeds back up to where they should be?

01-29-2009, 08:45 PM	#5 (permalink)
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