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      04-24-2012, 10:58 AM   #8
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Originally Posted by THE TECH View Post
You can do a lot of things in theory but in life would never do.

The difference in width on a 265 to a 295 tire is 1.182" so you'd have to drop the pressure quite low I would think to make the narrower tire match the wider one. Doesn't make sense to me. Sounds like a penny pinching tactic to be honest.
Not a penny pinching tactic, but as I said, wider tires are also heavier, and that weight is in a location that matters more than even the weight of the wheels.
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