> So, I'm thinking that I'll go with the 185R14 Hankooks given > that my current tires are probably a danger to me and others > on the road. > I'm trying to understand a few things, just for my own betterment. > It seems, and maybe I'm wrong, that when referring to the > 185s they are generally referred to as 185R14 just describing > the width of the tire and the rim size. > But when talking about the 205s, they are usually referred to with a > ratio: 205/70R14. > Does this ratio somehow become unimportant in the 185s? Or is > there only one ratio offered and that's why the shorthand?
The "missing" number is 82 (on either a 185R14 or 195R14). I'm sure there is some backstory on why this particular tire size doesn't actually list the middle number, but I don't know why that is. - Ron Salmon The Bus Depot, Inc. www.busdepot.com (215) 234-VWVW _____________________________________________ Toll-Free for Orders by PART # : 1-866-BUS-DEPOT |
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