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27-03-2013, 01:27 AM
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" .... Pirelli says 21-inch wheel diameters will be the norm by 2020, shod with tires featuring relatively deep sidewalls and narrow treads -- as small as 125/60 ... "
http://www.foxnews.com/leisure/2013/...ntcmp=obinsite See also ... BMW i3's Tall Skinny Tires To Boost Efficiency (And Cut Noise) http://www.greencarreports.com/news/...-and-cut-noise
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27-03-2013, 01:44 AM
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Yep just like the Model A Ford.
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27-03-2013, 09:32 AM
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I. have my doubts the tall skinnies will filter through to the larger cars, super economy cars maybe.
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27-03-2013, 11:12 AM
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Isn't it obvious?
 
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yeah
if you drive on a super smooth hwy those rims and tyres would last about a week on some of our country roads
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27-03-2013, 01:35 PM
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27-03-2013, 01:38 PM
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Kinda makes sense.
You can still have a high profile tyre. Its just about making the contact patch longer rather than wider so that the friction is in the natural direction of the wheel.
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27-03-2013, 01:42 PM
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Isn't it obvious?
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besides....they look yuck
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27-03-2013, 01:50 PM
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You can still Buy a Landcrusier with Tall Skinnies, steel wheels of course.. but proves they could suit our country roads,
but yes the pictured ones look suited to smaller cars that probably only have 165 wide tyres now so why go wider as you go taller?
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27-03-2013, 02:00 PM
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27-03-2013, 03:11 PM
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27-03-2013, 03:57 PM
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27-03-2013, 06:34 PM
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all the v6 VN commodores would be able to smoke both instead of single spinners!
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27-03-2013, 09:12 PM
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You'd think those airless tyres would be the next big thing...
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27-03-2013, 09:17 PM
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But wide tyres means you can go around corners faster... less need to brake, no need to build up speed again...
that's saving fuel! xD |
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27-03-2013, 10:43 PM
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Anyone willing to photoshop a top fueller with skinny tyres
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Tall and skinny tires the next big thing?
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