MM Muscle - 1971 Dodge Challenger

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Sort of OT, but I never understood how engineers from before 1985 didn't get the whole big/long/heavy/wide car Ôëá 195mm tires. I'm sure they rode great but the handling test videos from the era are just deplorable. Explain that to me :lol:

Higher sidewall tires can hold a lot more of a load than low-profile tires... and I am sure that 1985 tire tech was not what it is today. Wider tires are a lot harder to manufacture than skinny ones. I'm also sure tire costs played into the equation. So manufacturers used narrow skinny tires because they were cheaper and could handle the heavy loads placed on them.