How to interperate a tire size
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How to interperate a tire size
Ok ok I know this sounds like a dumb question but i see the posts saying I run 264/70R16 tires. What does this mean? How big are these tires? And. What does this mean 33/10.50R15. Sorry for the dumb question but i am kind of new to this and i am only 15 years old so i dont know all that much. Any imput would be very helpfull.
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Danny
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Danny
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264/70R16
264 is the width of the tire in millimeters,
70 is the hight of the sidewall compared to width. ( 264 x .70 = 184.8 mm)
R= speed rating
16 is wheel (rim) size
I think this is right, but others might want to make shure and clarify if need be.
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33/10.50R15.
33" tall
10.5 wide
15" wheel (rim)
Off road tires are often in inches rather than mm.
264 is the width of the tire in millimeters,
70 is the hight of the sidewall compared to width. ( 264 x .70 = 184.8 mm)
R= speed rating
16 is wheel (rim) size
I think this is right, but others might want to make shure and clarify if need be.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
33/10.50R15.
33" tall
10.5 wide
15" wheel (rim)
Off road tires are often in inches rather than mm.
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From: Right Coast
Originally posted by PhillipSVT
264/70R16
264 is the width of the tire in millimeters,
70 is the hight of the sidewall compared to width. ( 264 x .70 = 184.8 mm)
R= speed rating
16 is wheel (rim) size
I think this is right, but others might want to make shure and clarify if need be.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
33/10.50R15.
33" tall
10.5 wide
15" wheel (rim)
Off road tires are often in inches rather than mm.
264/70R16
264 is the width of the tire in millimeters,
70 is the hight of the sidewall compared to width. ( 264 x .70 = 184.8 mm)
R= speed rating
16 is wheel (rim) size
I think this is right, but others might want to make shure and clarify if need be.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
33/10.50R15.
33" tall
10.5 wide
15" wheel (rim)
Off road tires are often in inches rather than mm.
R does not = speed rating
R = Rim (or wheel size) the speed rating is listed elswhere on the tire.
Offroad tires are offered both in metric and inches in close to equal numbers. There are a few more in inches but it is close to half I would imagine. Explain why my MTRs are 315/75/16. Interco's are mainly inches and not metric, but just cause they're offroad tires doesn't mean they're primarily in inches.
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R does not = speed rating
R = Rim (or wheel size) the speed rating is listed elswhere on the tire.
The 'R' means this is a radial tire.
check out his site for a tire 101 class http://www.conti-online.com/generato...dewall_en.html
I don't believe LT tires have a speed rating listed
R = Rim (or wheel size) the speed rating is listed elswhere on the tire.
The 'R' means this is a radial tire.
check out his site for a tire 101 class http://www.conti-online.com/generato...dewall_en.html
I don't believe LT tires have a speed rating listed
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More on tires 101
Take a look at Kelly-Springfields page on tires http://www.kelly-springfield.com/buying/tireterm.html this covers them all
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Originally posted by parmetta
The 'R' means this is a radial tire.
The 'R' means this is a radial tire.
Care to explain then just WHY my bias ply swampers are listed as a 34/9.5R15? And yes they are bias ply swampers, not radial TSLs.
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