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Wheelies and top speed

Old Feb 6, 2001 | 02:48 PM
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Hey can anyone pull wheelies good in the snow with their stock tires? If so how much air are in them? Also I got clocked at 65 the other night by s car. All I have is K&N and jet kit. Do you get better traction with less air
 
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Old Feb 6, 2001 | 03:39 PM
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Yes, you get better traction with less air.
 
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Old Feb 6, 2001 | 04:24 PM
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I pull wheelies all the time on a blaster with bald stock tires in the snow/mud/gravel. And 4x4 trucks do it all the time to get better traction. It's called "airing down". It makes the tread spread out to cover more area, thus, giving more traction.
 
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Old Feb 7, 2001 | 01:04 AM
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Then how come during the winter when there is snow and ice, trucks with wider tires get less traction than ones with skinnier tires? More weight concentrated on a certain area giving more traction with skinny tires? Yea, that sounds right!
 
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Old Feb 7, 2001 | 01:54 AM
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Trucks and cars use skinny tire in the winter for 2 reasons, First is because you dont want to float when driving on a snowy road, second because it robs horsepower trying to push all the snow out of the way (aka plowing) Watch out when airing down your tires, 2 much and you will get flats way easier..
 
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