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TheOne
03-01-2002, 05:09 AM
How do you read/understand the numbers on the tires....im not too sure so i just want to clear it up for me....thank you
**DONOTDELETE**
03-01-2002, 05:29 AM
example: 215 45 17

215=tire height
45=45% of tire WIDTH is the measurement from the outer edge of the rim to to top of the tire.
17=17" rim

i'm not sure of the units for the 215 measurment tho, anyone?
Lord_Vader
03-01-2002, 07:52 AM
I believe that you meant this:
245 55 17

245 = Tire width in millimeters
55 = aspect ratio (the height is 55% of the width, rim to outer edge)
17 = size of rim

There's also wear ratings, and safety.
I won't even go into the letters....
Lord_Vader
03-01-2002, 07:54 AM
Of course, I've been wrong before. :-)
**DONOTDELETE**
03-01-2002, 08:30 AM
i thought it was something like that, thanks for the clarification Lord_Vader. images/icons/wink.gif
mixing imperial with metric dimensions seems odd though. images/icons/confused.gif
TheOne
03-02-2002, 10:17 AM
thank you very much to the both of you
Lord_Vader
03-02-2002, 01:31 PM
Damm metric system... :-)

Originally posted by BlueSpec-V:
i thought it was something like that, thanks for the clarification Lord_Vader. images/icons/wink.gif
mixing imperial with metric dimensions seems odd though. images/icons/confused.gif <font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif[/img]