Re: [Amc-list] Who recently bought 235 70 14 tires ?

[Wrambler242@xxxxxxxxxxx]

I also read somewhere recently that no two tire manufacturers tires will be the same size.
They all vary by some degree, so one tire company may make a 205 that fits and anothers will rub.
One of the reasons buying tires online for our cars can be a crap shoot as if you guess wrong.
You have to pay to send them back.
It's usually best to buy your tires from a shop the first time as if they don't fit they'll usually get you to a size that will.
Then you can order replacements online if you want.

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Mark Price
Morgantown, WV
1969 AMC Rambler, 4.0L, EFI, T-5
2004 Grand Cherokee Laredo, 4.7L, Quadratrc II
" Chronic Pain Hurts"

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From: adh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx (Sandwich Maker)
> " From: Frank Swygert <farna@xxxxxxx>
> " 
> " 
> " Just divide the width in millimeters by 25.4 to get inches. To figure
> " the sidewall height, multiply the width in mm by the "series" number
> " with a decimal in front of it. A 195/78 has a sidewall height of 195 x
> " .78 = 152.1 mm (6"), a 205/70 like I run 205 x .70 = 5.7". I said
> " sidewall height, but that's really the total height of the tire from
> " the rim to the center of the tread -- the tread bulges just a bit from
> " the edge of the sidewall. I checked it on my car to make sure I'm
> " correct! Total diameter is wheel size plus sidewall height x 2, on
> " mine it's 15 + (5.7 x 2) = 25.4". 
> 
> there's another factor.  spec tire width is assuming a particular rim;
> widen the rim by 1" and the actual tire width increases by 10mm.
> 
> reference rim for the 195/78s is probably 5.5", so running them on 7"
> would make them an actual 210mm wide.
> 
> " -------------------------
> " From: WILLIAM SERCKIE <realtorbill@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> " 
> "    
> "   I am running 195 78 14 on my 65 w/a set of 14x7 Cragar Smoothies, 
> 
> btw 215/70s are almost precisely the same rolling diameter as 195/78s.
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