Re: [Amc-list] ramblings tires

[Ken Ames <ameskg@xxxxxxxxx>]

165/80s should have 165 mm of tire width and the tire height (wheel to road will
be 80% of that. As I said 'all other things being equal'. 155/78s will be
narrower, 175/78s will be wider. Actual TREAD width depends on the tire
construction and how it compares with the TIRE width.

In my experience tire size is not an EXACT science. Tires of the same numerical
size vary in diameter and width, even from the same manufacturer. Using info
from the dealer flyers I've found that 195/75-14s vary from 824 to 832 revs per
mile and 195/70-14s from 838 to 854. The '195' part was 193 to 198.

Ken 


Quoting Wrambler242@xxxxxxxxxxx:

> 
> Well, maybe they should be, but a tape measure across the tread shows 6" on
> the 78 and the listed tread width is 6.5" on the 80's.
>   Not sure what the actual measurement would be.
> Can't buy them right now anyway.
> Trying to decypher how much more I have to spend to put the carpet in the
> American!
> List is.
> Sound deadener.
> modern seatbelts.
> window felts for when I put the crank down rear windows in while I have the
> interior out!
> 
> Geez, will it ever end?
> By one thing and it snowballs...
> 
> --
> Mark Price
> Morgantown, WV
> 1969 AMC Rambler, 4.0L, EFI, T-5
> 2004 Grand Cherokee Laredo, 4.7L, Quadratrac II
> " I realize that death is inevitable.
> I just don't want to be around when it happens! "
> 
>  -------------- Original message ----------------------
> From: Ken Ames <ameskg@xxxxxxxxx>
> > Actually, all other things being equal, the 80s will be narrower than 78s.
> > 
> > Ken 
> > 
> > 
> > Quoting Wrambler242@xxxxxxxxxxx:
> > 
> > > 
> > > They are spec'd for old VW beetles.
> > > Not easy to find.
> > > I'm not even sure I can actually succeed in getting them!
> > > IIRC, Nexxen and Kuhmo are the two choices I found.
> > > I was kind of surprised when I happened to wonder how they compared to
> the
> > > E78/14 on the front of the Ambassador. The height seemd dead on and the
> 80
> > > series is actually wider that the E78!
> > >   Since I found that info, I'm thinking of ordering up a pair for use on
> the
> > > front of the Ambassador if nothing else.
> > > 
> > > I need to hold off buying crap, unless I hit the lotto.
> > > 
> > > --
> > > Mark Price
> > > Morgantown, WV
> > > 1969 AMC Rambler, 4.0L, EFI, T-5
> > > 2004 Grand Cherokee Laredo, 4.7L, Quadratrac II
> > > " I realize that death is inevitable.
> > > I just don't want to be around when it happens! "
> > > 
> > >  -------------- Original message ----------------------
> > > From: Tom Jennings <tomj@xxxxxxx>
> > > > Wrambler242@xxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
> > > > 
> > > > > I've just been playing around and 165/80/15 tires 
> > > > 
> > > > Woah! What alternate tire universe has 80 series tires?! I can barely 
> > > > find 70's! Real tires, not Coker 
> > > > pretty-but-dont-drive-me-too-fast-please-I-spent-$$$$$ tires...?
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