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Old 03-31-2008, 07:40 PM
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they originally started out as an uninflated tires and wheel,and you had to use a can of compressed air to inflate em.
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Old 03-31-2008, 08:15 PM
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Are they not round and have a hole in the middle? Pretty obvious reason for me.
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Old 03-31-2008, 08:18 PM
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Are they not round and have a hole in the middle? Pretty obvious reason for me.
And how is this different from regular wheels or a full size spare?

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Old 03-31-2008, 08:58 PM
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And how is this different from regular wheels or a full size spare?

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It's not, the term just differentiates the specific usage between the two.
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Old 03-31-2008, 08:20 PM
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they originally started out as an uninflated tires and wheel,and you had to use a can of compressed air to inflate em.
I see those reduced diameter spares in Porsches. I wonder about putting high-g load on a sidewall that's been collapsed for years then suddenly expanded

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