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Chat & Social => The Bar - General Chat => Topic started by: josh90 on January 08, 2008, 20:48:30

Title: tyre sizes?
Post by: josh90 on January 08, 2008, 20:48:30

what do all the crazy numbers mean?
35.10.5x16, 
900x16,
235/85x16,
750x16,
205x16,
31.105x15,
215/80x15
some have /'s and x's and which is height, width etc etc?? :shock:
cheers

Title: Re: tyre sizes?
Post by: Wolfie on January 08, 2008, 20:58:03

Quote from: josh90 on January 08, 2008, 20:48:30

what do all the crazy numbers mean?
35.10.5x16,  35 inch diameter 10.5 inch width 16 inch wheel diameter  
900x16,   (strictly 9.00) 9 inch width with 100% profile 16 inch diameter wheel So 34 inch diameter {9*2+16}
235/85x16, 235 millimeter width 85% profile 16 inch diameter wheel (profile is height of sidewall as a percentage of width) So 31.7 inch diameter {(235/25.4)*2+16}
750x16,
205x16, 205 millimeter width 80% (or possibly 82%) profile 16 inch wheel diameter
31.105x15,
215/80x15
some have /'s and x's and which is height, width etc etc?? :shock:
cheers

I think, from memory and open to be corrected

Title: Re: tyre sizes?
Post by: Terranosaurus on January 08, 2008, 21:00:07

Have a look HERE (http://www.carbibles.com/tyre_bible.html) full details on tyres etc

Also use THIS (http://www.1010tires.com/TireSizeCalculator.asp?action=submit) to compare the different sizes

Title: Re: tyre sizes?
Post by: clbarclay on January 09, 2008, 18:29:32

Have a read of this
http://pirate4x4.com/tech/billavista/PR-TSLs/

Lots of good info on there, related specifically to 4x4 tyres


About 2/3rds the way down is a good break down of various tyre sizing systems.