tire question
09-03-2003, 06:17 AM
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tire question
I'm sort of a car newb and i always wondered what all the numberson the tires meant. For example the cl tires 215/50/17. i know the 17 means rim size. but what do all the other numbers mean?
09-03-2003, 06:27 AM
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Re: tire question
Originally posted by 01 Cl-s
I'm sort of a car newb and i always wondered what all the numberson the tires meant. For example the cl tires 215/50/17. i know the 17 means rim size. but what do all the other numbers mean?
I'm sort of a car newb and i always wondered what all the numberson the tires meant. For example the cl tires 215/50/17. i know the 17 means rim size. but what do all the other numbers mean?
09-03-2003, 06:30 AM
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215 is 215mm tire tread width. 50 is the aspect ratio mean 50% of the 215mm is side wall of the tire.
more info is here: http://www.tirerack.com/tires/tiretech/general/size.htm
more info is here: http://www.tirerack.com/tires/tiretech/general/size.htm
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