Tires & Wheels

[mardak at cogeco.ca (Mark)]

Not quite.  IIRC the first number is the width (in millimeters) of all
the rubber - picture the sidewalls flattened out.  So 195 is both
sidewalls + the width of the tread.

The second number is the percentage of the first number that equals the
sidewall.  So 50 represents 50% of 195 - so your total sidewall = 97.5
mm

The third number is the diameter of the wheel itself.

HTH,

Mark.
75
80 S
81 S  2.0 ABA/JH/4K


> -----Original Message-----
> From: scirocco-l-bounces@scirocco.org [mailto:scirocco-l-
> bounces@scirocco.org] On Behalf Of Julie Macfarlane
> Sent: February 27, 2004 12:21 AM
> To: ceatock@sympatico.ca; scirocco-l@scirocco.org
> Subject: RE: Tires & Wheels
> 
> 195/50/15
> 
> 195 is the width of the tire (where it sits on the road)
> 50 is the height from the rim to the running surface (where it sits on
the
> road)
> 15 is the diameter of the hole in the rubber where the rim will fit.
> 
> so a 55 is taller than a 50
> 
> Safe driving
> 
> Julie Macfarlane
> 1981 MKI 2L 16v
> Amsterdam NY
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> >From: "Chad Eatock" <ceatock@sympatico.ca>
> >To: "scirocco list" <scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
> >Subject: Tires & Wheels
> >Date: Fri, 27 Feb 2004 00:05:40 -0500
> >
> >I understand that it is generally accepted that 195/50/15 are the
best
> all
> >around performers for our rocco's.....what tire would a 15x7 rim be
able
> to
> >accomodate without rubbing or decreasing performance on the
> rocco.....what
> >constitutes lower profile tire?  are 205/55/15 lower in profile than
a
> >195/50/15?  Please inform me as I am not up to snuff on my rim/tire
> >knowledge....I also want to get some sweet ass rubber and shine for
my
> >rocc!!
> >Lemme know what is what!!!
> >Chadster '87 16v
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