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RE: Tire circumference

To: "Kevin & Deana Brown" <MGTRAutoXr@sprintmail.com>
Subject: RE: Tire circumference
From: "Larry Hoy" <larryhoy@prodigy.net>
Date: Fri, 2 Feb 2001 12:34:36 -0700
Cc: "MG V8 List" <mgb-v8@autox.team.net>
In-reply-to: <3A7AFA7B.99834FC2@sprintmail.com>
Reply-to: "Larry Hoy" <larryhoy@prodigy.net>
Sender: owner-mgb-v8@autox.team.net
>No it doesn't because the tire is depressed slightly by the weight of the car, 
>the actual rolling circumference will
>depend on the air pressure in the tire.  If you are trying to measure it, 
>either measure the radius from the center
>of the wheel to the ground and calculate the circumference or put a mark on 
>the tire and on the ground, push the car
>so that the tire roles one revolution and measure back to the mark on the 
>ground.

Thanks Kevin, I used the "mark the ground, roll the car" method.  I am guessing 
that is the most accurate.

So do you, or anyone else, know when a tire manufacturer quotes the 
circumference what method they use?

Larry Hoy

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