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Date:         Sat, 15 Feb 2014 11:47:13 -0600
Reply-To:     mcneely4@COX.NET
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Dave Mcneely <mcneely4@COX.NET>
Subject:      Re: Lazy fellow tire size ?
Comments: To: Don Hanson <dhanson928@GMAIL.COM>
In-Reply-To:  <SfMj1n02008X5Fr01fMlw1>
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Don, I have 195R14 tires on my camper, albeit a different make (Kumho). The difference in tire diameter between 195R14 and 185R14 is slight, but real. It seems IIRC that the speedometer reading is off by about 2 mph at 60 mph. The odometer would be off similarly. mcneely

---- Don Hanson <dhanson928@GMAIL.COM> wrote: > I have a lead on Hankook RAO 8 tires (Tire Crazy) for $98 with free > shipping. They offer just the 195 r 14 size. The stock size for my van is > 185 r 14. I like those RAO 8s for the front, I want some more. My "lazy > guy" question is prompted by having poor and frustrating internet access > where I'm currently camping, making finding a readable and understandable > tire size calculator rather tedious using my new phone, one that still > often stumps me. > > My current fronts are old Nokian Hakka Cs (185 r14s) that are going > quite bald. I have a remote- country homeward journey pending, couple of > thousand miles in the deserted West. I really shouldn't try it on these > worn fronts, so I'm thinking of having the RAOs , in the available size > drop-shipped to a nearby tire service to be mounted before I Ieave. > > No full "tire thread" needed...just need a rundown of the consequences > of using the RAO 8 tire in 195r 14 on the front of my 84 5sp tin-top as > opposed to the 185r 14s I have on there now. TIA..

-- David McNeely


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