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Old 03-24-2009, 07:07 PM   #13 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by Bicycle Bob View Post
One option for scroungers is to use four compact spare tires. They only last 10,000 miles, but they are almost free for the picking. Take a measuring stick to the wrecker's to check hole spacing. To re-figure your odometer, stick some tape on your tire so it hangs off the side. Roll onto it and mark the pavement. Roll another contact or so, and measure the gap. Then, do the same with the new tires. Divide one into the other, and there's the fiddle factor for your instruments.
Thats what I have been doing on my comutacar and the previous owners as well.

I will say that if you are willing to bounce and possibly get better FE go to wallyland or to fleet farm and get some 4.80x12's or 5.20x12's from the trailer section as they are pretty cheap and very bouncy.

Now a real stumper, where the heck do I get 4.8x10's for my Subaru 360? I also need a rim and tube for a spare.
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