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tire compound makes more of a difference than weight on braking, its a 340 treadwear tire for crying out loud

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Old 03-29-2011, 03:41 PM   #1 (permalink)
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Would upgrading the sway bars help compensate for the softer side walls?
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Would upgrading the sway bars help compensate for the softer side walls?
Unless you mount them to the tires thereself, no it wouldn't help though. Can't really compensate for that.
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