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Old Dec 24, 2004 | 02:47 PM
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I purchased new rear tires for my vette and will be having them mounted on monday, so I figure this would be the perfect time to get this out of my system... At approx. 400.00 a tire I will not spin my new tires. So what would you do before replacing them?


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Old Dec 24, 2004 | 02:49 PM
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Originally Posted by jeromeunderwood
I purchased new rear tires for my vette and will be having them mounted on monday, so I figure this would be the perfect time to get this out of my system... At approx. 400.00 a tire I will not spin my new tires. So what would you do before replacing them?


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Old Dec 24, 2004 | 02:50 PM
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Nows the time to do it!
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Old Dec 24, 2004 | 03:01 PM
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Wish I could do that! Our roads are ice covered!
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Old Dec 24, 2004 | 03:03 PM
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OOH YEAH that sure is a blast!
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Old Dec 24, 2004 | 03:27 PM
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Ya did good!! Roast them babies.
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There was a guy here a couple weeks ago that posted a video doing that in a big empty lot...took his kiddos for a ride and his wife did the video taping
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Old Dec 24, 2004 | 03:31 PM
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As they show on the disclaimer on the television commercials:

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Originally Posted by pewter99
There was a guy here a couple weeks ago that posted a video doing that in a big empty lot...took his kiddos for a ride and his wife did the video taping
Great pic! Nothing is as liberating as just mashing that peddle down with full disregard for the old rubber.

New use for 'old' tires. I still can't believe she agreed to tape me. Now that the replacements are bald as well :o the time is coming up for the sequel

It's sooo hard for me to keep rear tread, big props to everyone that can keep their foot out of it for a full 30k miles
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Ya did good!! Roast them babies.
Burn, baby, burn!!!
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Old Dec 24, 2004 | 04:14 PM
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Changing my rears next month, in the process of doing the same thing...
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Makes sense to me!
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Makes sense to me!
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Old Dec 24, 2004 | 04:42 PM
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[QUOTE=jeromeunderwood]At approx. 400.00 a tire I will not spin my new tires. [QUOTE]


Now that is the funniest thing I have heard in a long time! Good luck!
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Originally Posted by Vette-Dream
Great pic! Nothing is as liberating as just mashing that peddle down with full disregard for the old rubber.

New use for 'old' tires. I still can't believe she agreed to tape me. Now that the replacements are bald as well :o the time is coming up for the sequel

It's sooo hard for me to keep rear tread, big props to everyone that can keep their foot out of it for a full 30k miles
I saw your video and it was great! I took my oldest (11) out today and spun it around 4 or 5 times.... I wish I could video it, but I am just having fun before the new ones go on.
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Old Dec 24, 2004 | 11:12 PM
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I can't wait to do that with my runcraps when their time gets near.
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Old Dec 24, 2004 | 11:19 PM
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i was going to do that to mine, but i wore them down to where they started loosing air pressure and the cord was showing.

very
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