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Re: Wheels and tires

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Subject: Re: Wheels and tires
From: "Dave Lum" <davelum@datsuns.com>
Date: Thu, 14 Jan 1999 14:59:43 -0800
I see, so is there any way to determine BEFORE buying the tire what the
tread width is? A 205/50-15 Yoko AVS will have a different tread width than
Good~Year 205/50-15 GT+4's, so is there any way to know?

Dave Lum
'71 510
http://www.datsuns.com

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> From: clockmkr <clockmkr@internetcds.com>
> 
> I stated "tread width" not tire width. The size listed on a tire is the
total
> tire width, sidewall to sidewall. The sidewall will be wider than the
tread in
> most cases. If you look at a racing tire the sidewalls are fairly
straight, a
> passeger car tire designed for comfort has a fairly round balloon shape.
What
> the magazine articles say is that the actual tread width should not
exceed the
> wheel width.
> 


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