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  1. 7th January 2015, 18:36 #761
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    Quote Originally Posted by makinen_fan View Post
    are the 6.5" rims modified in any way to take these tyres? surely it will be much easier to knock the tyre off the rim like this
    That´s what Baumschlager said.
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  2. 7th January 2015, 19:51 #762
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    Quote Originally Posted by dimviii View Post
    pirelli recommends 5'' rims for these tyres.
    I thought this is a new tyre using old existing tread. You think it's the very same one just "forced" on the wider rim? That certainly is a risk for punctures and it brings a question if it was a brilliant idea from Pirelli or if they brought the tyres simply because they didn't have any others... and it surprisingly worked much better than dedicated tyres from Michelin...
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  3. 7th January 2015, 20:10 #763
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    Quote Originally Posted by Mirek View Post
    or if they brought the tyres simply because they didn't have any others... and it surprisingly worked much better than dedicated tyres from Michelin...
    imho this possibility is more realistic,knowing their availability problems.
    If it was Pirellis idea,wouldnt Baumschlager used the same?
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  4. 7th January 2015, 20:18 #764
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    Pirelli:
    http://www.pirelli.com/tyre/ww/en/ne...season-opener/
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  5. 7th January 2015, 20:20 #765
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    imho Baunschlager played safe for his aim - the Austrian championship, while it looked some kind of gamble for the others. Kajto tested both on shakedown/qs and decided this is good enough, well surprisingly more than good actually. At first might look as vulnerability, but obviously the internal pressure appeared quite enough to avoid troubles.
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    Quote Originally Posted by dimviii View Post
    imho this possibility is more realistic,knowing their availability problems.
    If it was Pirellis idea,wouldnt Baumschlager used the same?
    Yes, most likely it was a last minute solution hence the rumors about no Pirelli tyres available before the rally...
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    http://www.brr.at/cms/fileadmin/doc/...relli_2014.pdf
    Maybe there were some limited tyrestock already quite near..
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  9. 7th January 2015, 20:31 #768
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    Quote Originally Posted by WUff1 View Post
    That´s what Baumschlager said.
    maybe an excuse for wrong decision?.As we saw faster 3 crews they hadn t any problem.
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    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PcMvW19-17o
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    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_4IRMYuE1hI
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  12. 7th January 2015, 21:35 #770
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    It's same tire, it's designed to fit narrow rim, designed to fwd cars, in Europe available with short and long studs, same pattern, etc like 16 inch, just downsized.
    They look strange when fitted on wider rim, there is high risk of it going off "inside" the rim, especially if there is a lot of tarmac or you've got ruts in snow/ice
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