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Originally Posted by Lee Stewart
That may be so, though beauty is in the eyes of the beholder. It will save the disposal of 200 million tires a year. No more spare tire or jack required. You will get the maximum miles per gallon from your car as you only get that when the tires ar properly inflated which Joe Public rarely if ever takes care of. Lighter front and rear suspension as lighter unsprung weight - better handling. They will last about 2X longer than a regular set of tires.
For decades, people have bought ugly cars. Soon they can begin to buy ugly tire/wheels too.
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How about the dirt, mud and rocks that will make their way into between the webs and cause out of balance situations? Couldn't a thin rubber sidewall be there to make the tire look more traditional and keep this from happening?
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Frank Szymkowski
1971 Torino 351c 4v GT convertible. White/white with black,4 speed, shaker, am/fm, ps/pdb, buckets/console, ac, flip headlights
1969 GTO Judge Warwick blue/blue, RAIII, 4 speed, tach/gauges, safe t track, flip headlights, 3.55's, ps and radio.
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