adampage
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 posted on 20/8/04 at 11:42 AM |
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Changing wheel & tyre size
If anyone has expertise, a bit of help would be great.
I currently have 185/60/13s, and am thinking of swapping to 195/45/15s.
My calculations suggest the diameter is pretty similar (bigger wheel, but lower profile), and I think they're on 6.5 or 7" rims, instead
of 6" on my 13s.
Also, the offset is virtually identical.
My question is:
Will the edges of the tyres be any closer to my wheel arches?
If the overall diameter is very similar, the tyre isn't much wider (195 v 185) and the wheel itself is only half or one inch wider, will my
clearance be greatly reduced.
The maths imply there should be little difference, but I am unsure whether I've missed some big bit of logic from my calcs.
Cheers to anyone with ideas!
Adam.
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bccox18
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| posted on 20/8/04 at 12:06 PM |
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Hi
I changed my wheels recently and found this site useful.
http://gs.tolan-hoechst.com/tirecalc.htm
Bob
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adampage
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| posted on 20/8/04 at 12:39 PM |
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Good find!
Bob,
Very helpful. I think I knew a lot of the maths involved, but a very clever site to include it all, and answered my questions.
Cheers!
Adam.
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JohnN
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| posted on 20/8/04 at 07:18 PM |
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The other useful website for tyre suze comparisons is.....
Tyrecalc
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phelpsa
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| posted on 20/8/04 at 07:31 PM |
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Adam,
Why??
Adam
[Edited on 20/8/04 by phelpsa]
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