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Old 03-24-2016, 07:23 PM
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Originally Posted by Mark IV View Post
Jim,

No he is two years PAST replacing the BFGs! They get very hard with age. While they may look fine, one drive on fresh rubber will show the folly of this "extended tire life" idea.

Next to fuel ,tires are about the cheapest cost for the miles we do in these cars, why risk your car AND YOUR NECK to save a few bucks and "get a few more miles out of the old donuts"
Rick,

I thought that we would play good cop, bad cop. I was being the good cop, figuring that everybody else here would jump all over those BFG's in a heart-beat!
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