How do I read tire size?
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Re: How do I read tire size? (dc2lun)
<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by dc2lun »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">How do I read tire size? What does each number mean?</TD></TR></TABLE>
for example: 205/45/16
205 is the width of the tire, other number 185/195 the higher you go, the wider it is
45 is how thick the tire is, there is 35/40/55 now the lower you go, the thinner it is
16 is just the wheel size, there is 14/15/16/17/18/ even 26's damn
for example: 205/45/16
205 is the width of the tire, other number 185/195 the higher you go, the wider it is
45 is how thick the tire is, there is 35/40/55 now the lower you go, the thinner it is
16 is just the wheel size, there is 14/15/16/17/18/ even 26's damn
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Re: How do I read tire size? (acteg94)
<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by acteg94 »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">
for example: 205/45/16
205 is the width of the tire, other number 185/195 the higher you go, the wider it is
45 is how thick the tire is, there is 35/40/55 now the lower you go, the thinner it is
16 is just the wheel size, there is 14/15/16/17/18/ even 26's damn</TD></TR></TABLE>
Just a clarification:
The middle number (45 in the above example) is a profile ratio based on the width of the tire. This is calculated by taking the % (45) of the width (205) = 92.25.
Unlike the width and wheel size which are independent of each other, the actual tire profile all depends on the width of the tire.
So a 215/45/16 tire would actually have a bigger sidewall profile than a 205/45/16 tire. The key in upsizing wheels is to try and maintain the same overall diameter as the stock wheel so you don't throw off your speedometer and odometer readings.
for example: 205/45/16
205 is the width of the tire, other number 185/195 the higher you go, the wider it is
45 is how thick the tire is, there is 35/40/55 now the lower you go, the thinner it is
16 is just the wheel size, there is 14/15/16/17/18/ even 26's damn</TD></TR></TABLE>
Just a clarification:
The middle number (45 in the above example) is a profile ratio based on the width of the tire. This is calculated by taking the % (45) of the width (205) = 92.25.
Unlike the width and wheel size which are independent of each other, the actual tire profile all depends on the width of the tire.
So a 215/45/16 tire would actually have a bigger sidewall profile than a 205/45/16 tire. The key in upsizing wheels is to try and maintain the same overall diameter as the stock wheel so you don't throw off your speedometer and odometer readings.
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Re: How do I read tire size? (acteg94)
<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by acteg94 »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">
for example: 205/45/16
205 is the width of the tire, other number 185/195 the higher you go, the wider it is
45 is how thick the tire is, there is 35/40/55 now the lower you go, the thinner it is
16 is just the wheel size, there is 14/15/16/17/18/ even 26's damn</TD></TR></TABLE>
Nice info
for example: 205/45/16
205 is the width of the tire, other number 185/195 the higher you go, the wider it is
45 is how thick the tire is, there is 35/40/55 now the lower you go, the thinner it is
16 is just the wheel size, there is 14/15/16/17/18/ even 26's damn</TD></TR></TABLE>
Nice info
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