I'm running 185/65s on 6" rims with no problems.
Mike
----- Original Message -----
From: "Chris Doutre" <cdoutre@attglobal.net>
To: "Gordon Glasgow" <gsglasgow@home.com>; <datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net>
Sent: Saturday, October 20, 2001 3:46 PM
Subject: Re: FW: Original Tire height
> Gordon,
>
> This tire discussion has been extremely helpful. One of the things I
haven't
> seen discussed is what wheel size you are using. Is that a valid question?
I
> have some 165/SR14's that I need to replace on 6" (outside-width) aluminum
> wheels. Is that what everybody else is running? Is it really OK to run a
> 185/65/14 on a 6" wheel, probably 5.75" inside-width at the bead edge? It
> seems wide to me, but I'm really in the dark about this stuff.
>
> Thanks.
> Chris Doutre
> Scottsdale, AZ
> 1967 1600
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Gordon Glasgow" <gsglasgow@home.com>
> To: <datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net>
> Sent: Thursday, September 20, 2001 1:53 PM
> Subject: RE: FW: Original Tire height
>
>
> > A tire's effective radius is different than the calculation from it's
> diameter.
> > R&T's test reported revs per mile and I calculated back from that.
> >
> > Gordon Glasgow
> > Renton, WA
> >
> >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: John F Sandhoff [mailto:sandhoff@csus.edu]
> > > Sent: Thursday, September 20, 2001 11:08 AM
> > > To: Gordon Glasgow
> > > Cc: datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net
> > > Subject: RE: FW: Original Tire height
> > >
> > >
> > > Gordon writes:
> > > > My calculations were based on an aspect ratio of 82%, which might
> > > > not be correct.
> > >
> > > I HAVE a 5.60x14 on the rim. I know its circumference is at least 3
> > > inches larger than the calculated 73.1 (5280 ft/mile * 12 in/ft / 866
> rev/mi).
> > >
> > > Maybe R&T was running their tests using flat tires :-)
> > >
> > > -- John
> > > John F Sandhoff sandhoff@csus.edu Sacramento, CA
> >
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