Loren has a good point Jack; the tires need to be more than 25 1/2" tall. Here is a page from www.tirerack.com that gives you an idea of the target sizes. Looks like 205/60 or 215/60 if you wanted to slow down the RPMs at highway speed. http://www.tirerack.com/tires/Spec.jsp?make=Yokohama&model=AVID+H4S&tirePageLocQty = I am running 205/60HR15s and almost wish I had gone a little bit taller. Modern tires make a big difference! On 12/9/06, Loren Busch <starwagen@gmail.com> wrote: > > RE: Tires > There is an error in you calculations. The 185R14 is about an 80 > series/profile tire and has about a 26.5 inch diameter. >
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