Date:         Wed, 16 Mar 2005 16:48:02 GMT
Reply-To:     John <kayakjr@JUNO.COM>
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From:         John <kayakjr@JUNO.COM>
Subject:      Re: BFG All Terrain AT-KO tire spec
Comments: cc: swright@ZUIKO.SLS.BC.CA
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You are going to feel more "tail wag" with aggressive tread tires.  I have even noticed this in passenger cars, when snow tires are put on them. The flex is not necessarily from the side wall.

my $.02

John




"I have the BFGs on the rear @50 psi, and Y370s on the front at 44-48psi, and this seems to work best. I do still feel the tail wag more than when I had Y370s all around."



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