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I realized I never rotated my snows.
I realized it this morning as I passed 90.......




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Last night the muddy roads were all sloshy.
This morning they were frozen hard, allowing high speeds, lurid slides, and an enormous dust cloud behind me........



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WESHOOT2 wrote:
Scraped bottom a few times yesterday..........

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...why I offered to buy your under covers BEFORE you mussed them all up!

But but but I need those to protect my delicate bottom (blush).


I'm still trying to figure out how to (get away with) buy a set of lightweight (18X8" 18.7lb Fujin; yes I know its the same wheel I bought in 17") wheels with a 23lb 'summer' tire (anything other than a snow tire is considered a 'summer tire' here).
I'd still save 12lb per corner.......and maintain the superior handling benefit of that fat low sidewall......

'If I buy summers for my 17's I'll save between 15--16lb per corner.
I am NOT giving up the measureable change in acceleration and wheel control that diet provides.
Yeah.





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Just buy the things ...it's easier to seek forgiveness than obtain permission!

That $1,700 could buy a decent vacation, too.
Lesseenow, $1,650 for gas, the rest for smokes..........

Last tank Mobil premium 29.0 MPG





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We chatted; between paying off the hospital bills and saving for vacations we decided not to buy another set of wheels and tires at this time.

Unless, of course, I shake the money tree hard enough..........


Last tanks varied brands 27.0 MPG.




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So....

....the mud, in spots, looks like snow slush, but acts even worse. Steering can disappear in seconds; braking down hill can be non-existent; accelerating can have you slewing wildly.

I've been being way more careful about bottom-scraping, picking my spots at lower speeds to ensure accurate wheel placement.

And like snow, mud gets in the wheels, causing radical imbalances.


Last few tanks 27.0; last tank 27.3 MPG.
Obviously due to warmer temps.



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Gas mileage continues to suffer; throttle application.......

........the pounding, however, never ceases.




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(Last tank Mobil premium 23.6 MPG; my bad. Or good).




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