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Subject:Re: Shocks Update
From:Jake de Villiers
Date:Thu, 2 Feb 2006 20:16:18 -0800

Careful now Grebneff !

On 2/2/06, Andrew Grebneff <andrew.grebneff@stonebow.otago.ac.nz> wrote:
>
> >Seems like the beefier the tires the soother the  ride.
> >Although less power...
> >JC...
>
> Yes, baggy tires act as airsprings. The taller the sidewall (the
> higher the profile, in other words) , the smoother the ride. But that
> works against handling... and also low-profile tires do not
> necessarily worsen the ride... depends on the vehicle type and the
> tire make/model.
> --
> Andrew Grebneff
> Dunedin
> New Zealand
> Fossil preparator
> <andrew.grebneff@stonebow.otago.ac.nz>
> Seashell, Macintosh, VW/Toyota van nut
>
> HUMANITY: THE ULTIMATE VON NEUMANN MACHINE
>
> DEMOCRACY: RULE BY THE LOWEST COMMON DENOMINATOR
>

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Jake
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