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10018, Tire Info
Posted by tacoman123, Jun-08-02 02:54 PM
I know this is dumb..
But does anyone know where I can learn how to "read" tires..
Like their size..
Cuz I hear people saying things like 16X12.5 or something like that..
But I have no idea what it means..
Thanks
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10019, RE: Tire Info
Posted by espilcEGS, Jun-08-02 10:31 PM
www.tirerack.com
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10020, RE: Tire Info
Posted by Logic3, Jun-09-02 03:06 PM
Quick break down:
16x7: 16 is the diameter of the rim and the 7 is the width of the rim.
225/50ZR16: 225 is the width of the tire. 50 is in reference to the sidewall and 16 is the diameter of the tire.
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10021, RE: Tire Info
Posted by MetalJim, Jun-10-02 03:29 AM
Just a bit more
>225/50ZR16: 225 is the width of the tire.
This measurement is in mm. So 225mm is 9.25 in.
>50 is in reference to the sidewall
This means that the sidewall is 50% of the width. In this case it would be 225mm x (0.01 * 50) or 112.5mm(4.43 in).
I put together a little Excel spreadsheat that lets you play around with tire sizes and whatnot. Check it out - http://www.users.fast.net/~metaljim/WheelWorkshop.xls
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