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Another tyre question
Wanderer:
The 70 or 80 is a percentage of the tyre width.
IE The height of the tyre os 70 or 80% of the width.
Cars run with space saver wheels these days so I have no problem having a spare that is the same rolling circumference as my normal tyres but less width on the tread.
If you keep below say 40mph and don't brake hard they'll not be a problem.
Carroll:
As I understandt it:
235 - Width of the tyre in mm
70 - Height of tyre sidewall as a percentage of width
R16 - Diameter of rim in inches
So for a 235/70 - sidewall height is 164.5 mm
205/80 - 164mm
Not much in it, but then there's differences in manufactures to take into account.
defuzz:
ah the people selling them do brand new ones too for similar price,definately worth looking at.
I will probably end up getting 4 then, I'll ask local tyre place tomorrow for a quote and see how much fitting and balancing is
muddysteve:
--- Quote from: "TimM" ---I'd agree about the diameter,
the 70 and 80 bit in the description is the size of the tyre wall ie 70mm and 80mm so a 80mm tyre would have a larger diameter, i.e it would stand higher.
If you fit different size tyres I think you would need to put the bigger ones on the back. Don't quote me on this bit though.....
:wink:
--- End quote ---
Not wanting to quote you paul but the 70 and 80 numbers are not a direct measurement rather on an 80 profile tyre the wall will be 80% of the width (ie 205) and a 70 profile will be 70%
the 205R16 is the same height as a 235/75R16
the problem come when you mix tread paterns as a MT wil generally be taller than a road tyre an also diferent manufactures tyres will slightly diferent
If i was you the best bet is to get a set of 5 all the same size and pattern (like me BFG's)
go on burn up the plastic :twisted:
Steve
defuzz:
I'd love to have 5 BFG ATs fitted but considering I'm expecting £500+ for MOT repairs they are out of my budget
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