Date:         Wed, 25 Oct 2000 09:58:43 -0700
Reply-To:     Dave Bayer <daveb@CP.NET>
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From:         Dave Bayer <daveb@CP.NET>
Subject:      Re: Projektzwo wheels
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John Klun wrote:
>
> What happens to your fuel mileage with these big tires?  Does it also affect
> your speedometer?

        225/50R16 are about 24.9 inches in diameter. The stock 195/75R14
are about 25.1 inches in diameter (and if I got that tire size wrong
and the tires are 195/70R14, the diameter is 24.8 inches).

dave

>
> Joe Tu wrote:
>
> > I am not running Pzwo wheels, but a Ronal wheel, its a 7 spoke, like on the
> > Audi A4's.
> > It's a 16 x 7.5 with a 20ET, and right now shodded with 225/50VR16 rubber.

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