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just a curious question
Wednesday, March 30, 2005 10:41 AM
i am getting mags soon.... and they will be 215/45/17

my question is, what is the difference between 205/215/225.etc... and the 40/45/65..etc....
I know what 17 stands for... but the other 2 numbers, it's for thickness? width???

Re: just a curious question
Wednesday, March 30, 2005 10:46 AM
the 45 means the first number is the overall diameter and second number is the wall width percentage of tire width...aka... 215/45 the wall width is 45% of the width of the tire...i think thats right...im confusing myself now...sorry...



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