Metric Tire Sizes Confuse Me
#1
Metric Tire Sizes Confuse Me
Why does it have to be so complicated? What happened to "how tall" and "how wide" like the Inches system?
Anyway, my coworker has a Chebby with 285X75R16 tires on it and I like that size. I think it would work well on my Dodge. The rub is, I have 17" stock rims. So how does that convert? Maybe: 285X60R17?
Anyway, my coworker has a Chebby with 285X75R16 tires on it and I like that size. I think it would work well on my Dodge. The rub is, I have 17" stock rims. So how does that convert? Maybe: 285X60R17?
#3
Sorry, when I said "rub," I meant "problem."
My Ram is a 4x4 RCSB with a 4" lift. I'm running 33X12.50R15's now on a set of centerline rims that are spaced outside the body about 2 inches. I don't like them. Hence the aquisition of the 17" steel stockers.
So, 285X70R17's eh? Are those tires about the same size as my coworker's 285X75R16's?
Thanks, Sherrif!
My Ram is a 4x4 RCSB with a 4" lift. I'm running 33X12.50R15's now on a set of centerline rims that are spaced outside the body about 2 inches. I don't like them. Hence the aquisition of the 17" steel stockers.
So, 285X70R17's eh? Are those tires about the same size as my coworker's 285X75R16's?
Thanks, Sherrif!
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http://www.dakota-truck.net/TIRECALC/tirecalc.html
on the left side you'll see tire a and tire b boxes, fill those out and check off the compare a to b and it'll compare them for you.
this one is another good one.
http://www.miata.net/garage/tirecalc.html
285 75 16 is 32.8" and 285 70 17 is 32.7"
285 75 17 is 33.8"
so i'm glad i didn't get 285 75 17 because i would be rubbing pretty good.
on the left side you'll see tire a and tire b boxes, fill those out and check off the compare a to b and it'll compare them for you.
this one is another good one.
http://www.miata.net/garage/tirecalc.html
285 75 16 is 32.8" and 285 70 17 is 32.7"
285 75 17 is 33.8"
so i'm glad i didn't get 285 75 17 because i would be rubbing pretty good.
#5
those are some pretty good links.
this one is still my favorite.
http://www.1010tires.com/tiresizecalculator.asp
this one is still my favorite.
http://www.1010tires.com/tiresizecalculator.asp
#7
Thanks!
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#9
Gotcha. Unfortunately, I just looked up the tire I want to run (same as I have now: Maxxis Buckshot Mudder) and they don't come in a 285X70R17. They come in a 265 and 305 but no 285 for the 17" rim size. Would a 305 fit without rubbing? My truck's got a 4" lift but I know that has little to do with whether a tire will rub on the control arms. These tires are not the widest mudders out there and the tread patter is actually narrower than other mudders.
#10
have you checked out www.discounttires.com
i know there prices are a little higher than most...but shipping is next to nothing.
i know there prices are a little higher than most...but shipping is next to nothing.