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Re: Tires

To: "Thomas E. Bryant" <saltracer@awwwsome.com>,
Subject: Re: Tires
From: John Beckett <johnbeck@blueridge.cc.nc.us>
Date: Wed, 21 Jul 1999 18:49:24 -0400
I believe a 235/60VR15 is 26" dia. I also found some 215/70HR15's which
work out to 26.8" dia.

JB


At 03:23 PM 7/21/99 -0700, Thomas E. Bryant wrote:
>Dick, 
>Some years back I ran a high speed Dunlop ZR tire at the lakes to save
>the Bonneville tires. The tires were rated good to 200 MPH. They were a
>27"
>diameter, approximately 7 inches wide. 
>
>You don't say what size tire you are looking for, but I just checked the
>internet and found these numbers: 
>
>225/60ZR15 6.5" Rim, 25.5 Dia, 6.8" Tread. & 225/55ZR 7.0" Rim, 25.7"
>Dia, 7.9" Tread
> 
>Let me know what specs you are looking for and I may be able to be of
>more help.
>
>Tom
>
>Dick Jurkowski wrote:
>> 
>> --- "Thomas E. Bryant" <saltracer@awwwsome.com>
>> 
>> Tom,
>> 
>> If I could only afford one set of tires that had
>> to see me through both Maxton and the salt, what
>> do you recommend in a 15".  I'm looking at XF/SR
>> and C/Coupe or Altered.  When I look at ZR rated
>> street tires, the only thing I come up with is
>> really wide by the time I get anything near a
>> reasonable diameter.  I had all but settled on
>> Front Runners when some of the Maxton guys
>> pointed out that they had bad experiences with
>> them on the rough Maxton mile.
>> 
>> Thanks
>> Dick J
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