# Why skinny tires?

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/why-skinny-tires/79141>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Created:** [May 5, 2013, 9:51pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/why-skinny-tires/79141 "2013-05-05T21:51:45Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 1\
**Page:** 5

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**Author:** ![texases](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/texases/32/862_2.png) [@texases](https://community.cartalk.com/u/texases)\
**Post date:** [December 31, 2025, 1:02am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/why-skinny-tires/79141/81 "2025-12-31T01:02:12Z")

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Yeah, studs in Anchorage were great, weeks of icy roads, but the ruts in the roads had to be repaved every few years.

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