Will a 6% increase in rolling circumference make a huge diff

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Postby JBT » Tue Aug 22, 2006 9:20 pm

195/50/15\" is the correct size.
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Postby Adam_NAclubman » Wed Aug 23, 2006 1:41 am

If standard tyre is a 185/65/14, a 195/50/15 has a 3.37% smaller rolling circumfrence. A 195/55/15 however only has a 0.1% smaller circumfrence

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Postby Richee » Wed Aug 23, 2006 7:41 am

I thought the standard size was 185/60/14 with 195/50/15 as JBT says being the appropriate upgrade

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Postby Boags » Wed Aug 23, 2006 8:56 am

Yep, 185/60/14 is standard.
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Postby Adam_NAclubman » Wed Aug 23, 2006 12:34 pm

In that case, 195/50 is fine. And the bloke at the tyre shop is a git for selling me 185/65's because \"thats the standard size\"

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Postby Richee » Wed Aug 23, 2006 1:12 pm

Adam_NAclubman wrote:And the bloke at the tyre shop is a git for selling me 185/65's because "thats the standard size"


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