Re: Tire Size Conversion Tables Needed...or just an answer!

[Ray Mick <rmick@xxxxxxx>]

John go to tirerack.com and go to the specs of a particular tire your 
looking for they give its dimensions.
On Tuesday, March 1, 2005, at 05:57  PM, John W Rosa wrote:

> My Hornet's original tire size is D70-14,
> which roughly equals (correct me if I'm
> wrong) P195/70-R14.
>
> Now my understanding is 195 is millimeters
> of tread width, while 70 means 70% of the
> treadwidth is the sidewall height, and 14
> is naturally the wheel diamter in inches.
>
> I'm looking to find out what is the near-
> equal size in width and height for a 15"
> tire. Is P195/60-R15 the closest? And is
> 225/60-R15 too wide/tall for a stock Spirit
> suspension to handle?
>
> Thanks in advance,
>
> John
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