tires and thickness
07-26-2004, 11:24 PM
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tires and thickness
Irecently bought some kuhmo 17 inch tires. however once they were put on they seemed awfully "thick" as in too much rubber . I realized I have no clue on how to buy tires. I like the tires that show more chrome and very little rubber..however I want the tires to last long too? So what kind of tires do I want?
I think I purrhased 235/r35/17 or something like that
Gman
I think I purrhased 235/r35/17 or something like that
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07-27-2004, 09:22 PM
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I hope this is not a dumb question
but Ilike the look of the whell where you see mostly rim and just a bit of tire on my benz. My kumho's have to much rubber. So what do i look for? come guys please help. This is where I get all my good info.
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Dood, he problem is you went for too wide a tire with the same aspect ratio.
215 45 17 is the size you need.
45 means the thickness is 45% of the width (215mm) which is 96mm thick
235 45 17 is all wrong
45% of 235 is 105.75mm thick....
go back to 215...
215 45 17 is the size you need.
45 means the thickness is 45% of the width (215mm) which is 96mm thick
235 45 17 is all wrong
45% of 235 is 105.75mm thick....
go back to 215...
