Michelin and Maxion team up to make high sidewall tires more expensive and complex...

Kinja'd!!! "JawzX2, Boost Addict. 1.6t, 2.7tt, 4.2t" (jawzx2)
07/13/2020 at 10:33 • Filed to: engineering, tires

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Michelin tire and Maxion wheels have pooled their 230 years of combined engineering experience to develop an overly complex, expensive, and admittedly nifty, way to make your super-low-profile rubberbands perform like a higher sidewall tire in impact and road hazzard situations.

https://www.autoevolution.com/news/michelin-tires-and-maxion-wheels-bring-us-a-flexible-wheel-145913.html

I mean, seriously, if you have the brake clearance (you probably do, unless you drive a hypercar) just move to a smaller rim diameter and higher sidewall. You’ll loose unsprung weight as well as getting im pro ved ride and impact performance as well as cheaper tire/wheel combos and often, a greater selection of tire options. 


DISCUSSION (8)


Kinja'd!!! Nom De Plume > JawzX2, Boost Addict. 1.6t, 2.7tt, 4.2t
07/13/2020 at 10:47

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I just know as soon as I save up for these that 90's skateboard wheel look is going to come back.

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Kinja'd!!! For Sweden > JawzX2, Boost Addict. 1.6t, 2.7tt, 4.2t
07/13/2020 at 10:51

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Me, pounding the table, sobbing: we just want a tweel

Maxion: we made a flexible rim


Kinja'd!!! JawzX2, Boost Addict. 1.6t, 2.7tt, 4.2t > For Sweden
07/13/2020 at 10:59

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Face it, the Tweel concept is simultaniously too durable and too weird looking ever make it to market outside heavy equipment. 


Kinja'd!!! bob and john > JawzX2, Boost Addict. 1.6t, 2.7tt, 4.2t
07/13/2020 at 12:39

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OR HOW ABOUT MAKE THE ROADS SMOOTH YOU CUNT BAGS JESUS FUCK


sorry


Kinja'd!!! 66P1800inpieces > bob and john
07/13/2020 at 14:16

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Not quite the way I would phrase it but with all the taxes, and now with nothing else being done, how about giving our roads some love. 


Kinja'd!!! JawzX2, Boost Addict. 1.6t, 2.7tt, 4.2t > bob and john
07/13/2020 at 20:34

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that outburst requires no apology.


Kinja'd!!! gmporschenut also a fan of hondas > bob and john
07/13/2020 at 22:03

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trucker lobby is too strong. 


Kinja'd!!! pip bip - choose Corrour > bob and john
07/14/2020 at 08:07

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Australia laughs at you!