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Re: snow tire size - 205/65/16 OK ??
Posted by leon B (more from leon B) on Sat, 25 Aug 2007 16:18:49
In Reply to: snow tire size - 205/65/16 OK ??, Brian n CT, Sat, 25 Aug 2007 08:32:35
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The narrower 205 tires would be marginally better in the snow but beware that the diameter of originals (215/55/16) is 25.3" and 797 revs per mile and the new 205/65/16 is 26.5" diameter and 761 revs per mile. This means that the speedometer will show a speed 5% slower than actual. If you went with a 205/60/16 tire the difference would be only 1.5%.
To make a real difference in snow you could try 195/60/16 which is only 0.4% error in speed reading. They would also be a lot cheaper. You should check the load rating of such tire that it's not too low.
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