Tire size questions.
06-24-2008, 12:27 AM
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Tire size questions. I'm looking at tires right now and I have no idea what the hell pretty much anything means! The ony thing I can pull out of all this info is the rim size the tire goes on.
Can someone pull this apart and explain what this example means?
205/50R-17
Sorry for what may seem like a dumb question, but i'm over here getting stumped at a damn tire magazine trying to figure out what the hell all that means. The only thing I can pull out of that is the 17 which i'm pretty sure means the rim size.
Thanks,
- Mike
Can someone pull this apart and explain what this example means?
205/50R-17
Sorry for what may seem like a dumb question, but i'm over here getting stumped at a damn tire magazine trying to figure out what the hell all that means. The only thing I can pull out of that is the 17 which i'm pretty sure means the rim size.
Thanks,
- Mike
06-24-2008, 12:34 AM
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205 is the section width of the tire in millimeters
50 is height of the sidewall expressed as a percentage of the section width, i.e. 50% of 205mm
17 is the rim diameter
Hope that helps. Read the wheel and tire sticky. It will answer almost all your wheel questions
50 is height of the sidewall expressed as a percentage of the section width, i.e. 50% of 205mm
17 is the rim diameter
Hope that helps. Read the wheel and tire sticky. It will answer almost all your wheel questions
