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05-15-2008, 05:09 PM | #1 |
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do it, what the hell, i went from a 190 to a 180 and loved it, different strokes for different folks, just let us know what you think
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05-15-2008, 05:21 PM | #2 | |
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Yea that's the direction most people go...I guess I'll try it and see,there's no real harm and I actually liked going from a 180 to a 190 in the old days.. |
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05-15-2008, 06:02 PM | #3 | |
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As long as you can fit it on the tire I say go for it.
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05-15-2008, 06:14 PM | #4 |
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you mean rim, trip?
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05-15-2008, 07:09 PM | #5 | |
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05-15-2008, 07:17 PM | #6 |
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You will lose a fair bit of handling with that, but because of your area shouldn't be a big deal. A 50 is going to be fairly square. I am going to be putting a 190/55 17 to get better cornering.
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05-15-2008, 08:12 PM | #7 | |
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Maybe,I have a 190/50 on it now ofcourse. This is a VERY stupid question but here goes... shouldn't the 200 be taller? Bear with me,the rim is 6",if you take a 190mm line and make an arc from lip to lip and a 200mm line and make an arc,wouldn't the 2nd be a "taller" arc? Plus,some of that 200mm goes to side walls doesn't it? I actually understand car tires reasonably well,but mc tire specs have always confused me alittle.... For example, a 300/50-20 car tire (just a #) has 300mm from bead to bead and 50% of that distance is sidewall. Thus the sidewalls are 75mm each and the tread is 150mm..right? Obviously,the same formula doesn't apply to a mc tire as the "sidewalls" are significantly less that 50% of the total bead to bead length of the tire. I don't know...anybody? |
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05-15-2008, 08:37 PM | #8 |
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05-15-2008, 07:18 PM | #9 |
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