tire info
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Racer
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tire info
How does the 255/60R15 work...I thought 255 told you how wide your tires were but my friend says the 60 says that...I want to put wider tires on the rear when I put new tires on my vette soon
Pro
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Re: tire info (C3Vettesrock)
How does the 255/60R15 work
60 is the percentage of sidewall height to width.
15 is the rim diameter in inches.
There are some nice PDF charts with actual tire sizes at http://www.bfgoodrichtires.com
With stock trailing arms there's really not room for anything wider than 255, though some have reported being able to go to 275.
-Noel
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Re: tire info (C3Vettesrock)
255/60/15
255 milli meters wide.
60% of width is height so 255mm * 0.6 = sidewall height (need 2 for diameter)
Diameter = (2 * 0.6 * (255mm/25.4mm/inch)) + 15inch = 27.05inch
15 " rims
see tirerack.com Tech pages for description.
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255 milli meters wide.
60% of width is height so 255mm * 0.6 = sidewall height (need 2 for diameter)
Diameter = (2 * 0.6 * (255mm/25.4mm/inch)) + 15inch = 27.05inch
15 " rims
see tirerack.com Tech pages for description.
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