I have a new idea for a next small project (aside of a couple dozen others 
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Got an opportunity to grab 4 good 15x5.5 steel rims (3.75 backspace), planned as winter tires. For regulatory insurance reasons we have to mount m+s tires if temperature is below like 40°F - most likely because the tire industry has successfully lobbied politicians to mandate extra tires for winter season to extend their sales...
(I always wonder, what we did before that regulation - perhaps care more...
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)Got an opportunity to grab 4 good 15x5.5 steel rims (3.75 backspace), planned as winter tires. For regulatory insurance reasons we have to mount m+s tires if temperature is below like 40°F - most likely because the tire industry has successfully lobbied politicians to mandate extra tires for winter season to extend their sales...
(I always wonder, what we did before that regulation - perhaps care more...
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