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Reply #15 – November 30, 2011, 12:15:43 AM

i know this doesn't pertain to the topic at hand, but a taller sidewall is better for slicks as well.. not saying run an overly huge tire, but if you watch the sidewall as a powerful car launches, you'll see the sidewalls wrinkle.. a lower profile slick wouldn't hook nearly as well, because it will loose that wrinkle, which believe it or not, helps the tires stay hooked when you launch.. and that's without even getting into the different compounds

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Reply #16 – November 30, 2011, 06:53:36 AM

I generally run the pressures in my tires low. Makes the car shift harder when you go around a corner, and it gets sideways easier. Also beats the out of your side walls, and you get slightly worse mileage.

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Reply #17 – November 30, 2011, 08:22:34 AM

cab drivers do that to rack the meter up