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Re: Tire Sizes
Posted by technologist [Email] (more from technologist) on Mon, 2 Dec 2002 13:44:17
In Reply to: Tire Sizes, Pat Mc, Mon, 2 Dec 2002 13:01:49
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The original tire size for 9-5 is 215-55-R16V ! so the suggested 215-60-R16V is not the correct size. The tire is actually larger in diameter, number 60 meaning the ratio between height and width, i.e., 60 amounts to a tire with the height being 60% of width, here 215 mm.
So you can calculate how much "bigger" the tire is and how much more circumference has it, thus by how much the speedometer will deviate from the calibrated size. Not to mention possible space limitations (I do not know but there could be some in the wheel arch).
I would not go for that size since there are enough dealers out there with the correct size of tire.
just my 2 cents ...
posted by 64.180.2...
Posts in this Thread:
- Tire Sizes, Pat Mc, Mon, 2 Dec 2002 13:01:49
- Re: Tire Sizes, lowbar, Mon, 2 Dec 2002 18:32:53
- Are your current tires the orginals?..., hdm, Mon, 2 Dec 2002 16:41:14
- Turanza comes in whatever size you want ..., J, Mon, 2 Dec 2002 16:07:37
- Re: Tire Sizes, technologist, Mon, 2 Dec 2002 13:44:17 <-- Viewing This Message
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