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Old 01-23-2016, 08:04 PM
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Originally Posted by Rapscallion St Croix View Post
Assuming the tires are the same width.
Width has nothing to do with it. It's the difference in height. Only thing width does is more traction and maybe more torque to turn/spin it. Which with more height on tire the torque going up hill will be less due to the length the tall tire will travel with one rotation. tHis can be measured by marking line on the tire rotate it one revolution and measuring, do the same with the smaller tire. This is the difference in final ratio between the two different height tires.

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