3.75 mm difference by your calculations. 8mm is 5/16ths of an inch, so less than half of that ... a smidge over 1/8th inch. tires vary in actual phsyical size and height a whole lot more than that, brand-to-brand, size to size. . Two tires of the exact same size can differ by as much as a fat inch in height from manufacturer to manufacturer .. so it 'sorta depends' .. those two are likely pretty close . . but one would have to see them mounted and inflated to really see how they relate size-wise. I suspect the 205/65 is slightly narrower / taller .. 70 series tires are slightly lowish, generally, not too much, but some. suppossidly the aspect ratio if not stated ( as in 195 R 15 say ) is 78. scott ----- Original Message ----- From: "BenT Syncro" <syncro@GMAIL.COM> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> Sent: Monday, September 06, 2010 3:37 PM Subject: Re: Im also looking for tires for my Vanagon westy
Sidewall height as I understand it: 205mm X 70% = 143.5mm 215mm X 65% = 139.75mm Looks to me that 205/65/15 is taller. Multiply the difference times two (top sidewall plus bottom sidewall) for the total difference in height.
BenT
On Sep 6, 2010, at 3:05 PM, Scott Daniel - Turbovans <scottdaniel@TURBOVANS.COM> wrote: > thanks for posting this Paul. > this tire looks like a fine choice in 15 inch .. > price isn't bad either. > > you say you had Agilles before ... > where they the 205/65 R 15C ones ? > > if so, how does the diamter compare between these 'new' 205/70's and the > 'old' 215/65's ? > > which is taller ? > I bet they are close in diameter. > thanks, > scott > > > |
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