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  1. simp5782

    Are 16.5” rubbers really that bad?

    Only way a hmmwv is getting 30mpg is maybe idling on the trailer as it is being towed down the highway. Some folks don't have a clue. The increase in size basically negates the weight factor. More power needed to turn em over and to keep em at a speed to maintain is less mpg. Case in point...
  2. simp5782

    Are 16.5” rubbers really that bad?

    Pfft. The HMMWV folks rulers are not the same as yours. They want to say they have 40s on their truck not 39.5s ha! Sent from my SM-G965U using Tapatalk
  3. simp5782

    Are 16.5” rubbers really that bad?

    or on car-part.com. It is a an located for junkyard parts that keep their stocks on a database linked to it.
  4. simp5782

    Are 16.5” rubbers really that bad?

    It is only the MTR. the thread that carnac started he thought it was for something else. It is ALL MTR's dated older than 5yrs. However most bases are only putting new stocks on.
  5. simp5782

    Are 16.5” rubbers really that bad?

    That is just them covering their butts. As of late though any MTR that has been blown out the military has been disposing of the wheel with the tire still mounted to it. They were told not to reuse them after a blowout Sent from my SM-G965U using Tapatalk
  6. simp5782

    Are 16.5” rubbers really that bad?

    https://r.tapatalk.com/shareLink?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww%2Esteelsoldiers%2Ecom%2Fshowthread%2Ephp%3Ft%3D178785&share_tid=178785&share_fid=20191&share_type=t Sent from my SM-G965U using Tapatalk
  7. simp5782

    Are 16.5” rubbers really that bad?

    The military ordered some million or so pounds of them when they had the armored MRAPs blowing tires cause they couldn't handle the weight, then they realized the interco tires wouldn't do it either after they bought em all and so they burned a big storage area full of brand new ones just...
  8. simp5782

    Are 16.5” rubbers really that bad?

    ah the days of interco tires in the military. was a glorious 4 months or so before they burned em all.
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