Hi,
Just to be clear on the topic, the stock tires were 185/78-15 (as Dick
Taylor said), but the 215/60-15's are the same diameter as stock. I
believe 215/50-15 will be slightly shorter than the stock tire.
The stock tires are 26.65 inches in diameter.
225/60-15 tires are 26.63 inches diameter, 225/50-15 are 24.86 inches in
diameter. This is a significant difference, about 7% which would be
outside acceptable limits - although the speedo would read higher than
actual speed, so you could drive around "speeding" (according to the
speedo) and you'd probably be "legal".
:-)
If a reference point is needed, I run 215/65-15's. These are 26.0 inches
in diameter, so I have to drive a little faster than everyone else when we
tour... but of course, we all knew that anyway. Right?
rml
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