Malcolm Walker wrote:
>
> On Tue, 12 May 1998, Darrell Leach wrote:
>
> > A small problem here. The '80' in 185/80 does not make the width 148mm.
> > The '80' is the ratio (as a percentage) of sidewall height to the tread
> > width. So the width of a 185/80/15 is ABOUT 185 mm and the sidewall height
> > is ABOUT 148 mm.
>
> Am I wrong in assuming that the TR6 was supplied with 185SR-15 tires,
> rather than 185/80-15s? I thought that SR tires (sport radials...) had a
> smaller diameter than "normal" tires.
From what I have heard/read, no number means "80".
So 185xx-15 == 185/80-15
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