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Old Sep 19, 2000 | 12:06 AM
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Open rearend and effects on tires!!

Why does the open rearend wear tires faster or does it?
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Old Sep 19, 2000 | 07:11 AM
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Well, it might wear the right tire faster, because that's where all of the friction will be when accelerating.

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