With a bit of math it is easy to figure out the height of a tire and from there the circumference of the tire: 225/70R16 = 25.4mm = 1" 225 x .7 x 2 + 406 = 721mm = 28.4" 225 = how wide the tire is 70 = % of side wall to width 2 = two side walls
At 09:07 5/7/98 -0700, Kelly Bauman wrote: >At 16:47 06-05-98 EDT, Jonyqest22 wrote: >>Anyway, why are people suggesting the Michelin LTX 195 75 14 or the Yoko Y356 >>LT 195 75 14. I've been told to stick with a 185 (the recomended size) >>because if not it will screw up my tranny and odometer. So why a 195? > >After receiving this question via the list I went looking in my archives >and the List achives for a handy table someone drew up that gives the >circumference of each tire size in a table. I couldn't find it. Does >anyone have a copy of this or know where I can find it? > >Thanks > >Kelly Bauman >Delta, BC >'91 Westy > > -- David Marshall, Quesnel BC, mailto:david@volkswagen.org -- -- 78 1.8L VW Rabbit, 80 2.0L VW Caddy, 87 Audi 5KQ -- -- 85 1.8L VW Cabrio, 88 1.6L VW Syncro Double Cab -- -- Volkswagen Homepage http://www.volkswagen.org -- -- USE DAVID@VOLKSWAGEN.ORG WHEN SENDING EMAIL -- |
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