Tire size discrepencies?
12-12-05, 12:36 AM
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Tire size discrepencies?
I recently bought a winter rim and tire setup, and while shopping noticed a bit of peculiarity in recommended tire sizes.
From what I've read on CL and the Tire Rack website, recommended tire sizes are 235/45/17, 225/55/16 and optional for winter tires are 215/60/16. This last tire size doesn't make sense to me. Going from the 235s, the 215/60s have a greater circumference of 2.6". However, 215/55s have a smaller circumference from the 235s by just 0.1".
I know it's not a big deal either way, but this is a curiousity. Could the reasoning be because of softer sidewalls in winter tires that would shorten the gap?
This partly convinced me to go with 225s.
From what I've read on CL and the Tire Rack website, recommended tire sizes are 235/45/17, 225/55/16 and optional for winter tires are 215/60/16. This last tire size doesn't make sense to me. Going from the 235s, the 215/60s have a greater circumference of 2.6". However, 215/55s have a smaller circumference from the 235s by just 0.1".
I know it's not a big deal either way, but this is a curiousity. Could the reasoning be because of softer sidewalls in winter tires that would shorten the gap?
This partly convinced me to go with 225s.
12-12-05, 10:38 AM
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Originally Posted by Lubs
I recently bought a winter rim and tire setup, and while shopping noticed a bit of peculiarity in recommended tire sizes.
From what I've read on CL and the Tire Rack website, recommended tire sizes are 235/45/17, 225/55/16 and optional for winter tires are 215/60/16. This last tire size doesn't make sense to me. Going from the 235s, the 215/60s have a greater circumference of 2.6". However, 215/55s have a smaller circumference from the 235s by just 0.1".
I know it's not a big deal either way, but this is a curiousity. Could the reasoning be because of softer sidewalls in winter tires that would shorten the gap?
This partly convinced me to go with 225s.
From what I've read on CL and the Tire Rack website, recommended tire sizes are 235/45/17, 225/55/16 and optional for winter tires are 215/60/16. This last tire size doesn't make sense to me. Going from the 235s, the 215/60s have a greater circumference of 2.6". However, 215/55s have a smaller circumference from the 235s by just 0.1".
I know it's not a big deal either way, but this is a curiousity. Could the reasoning be because of softer sidewalls in winter tires that would shorten the gap?
This partly convinced me to go with 225s.
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