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From: goldman@ittvax.ATC.ITT.UUCP (Ken Goldman)
Newsgroups: net.auto.tech
Subject: Re: snow tires
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Date: Wed, 16-Oct-85 12:43:04 EDT
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> Should I get 70 series snow tires and buy narrower steel wheels to match, or
> go with the only 60 series snows I could find, namely Goodyear Eagle Mud and
> Snow 215/60R14 tires (at $113 each) and mount them on the existing mag wheels?

A local tire dealer told me that wide tires get much poorer traction on
snow than narrower ones.