>>>and came away thinking tire size may effect rear end ratio somewhat.<<<
For sure it does. And a lot more than most people think. A trip to SUNI on
the tallest 16" tire you can cram in the wheel well becomes a cheap virtual
"5th gear". I'm not recommending it as permanent. When you get there just
put your regular tires on. If you made one the spare then you only have to
tote one extra tire.
There are all kinds of calculators out there. Figure out what the largest
tire you can cram on the Tiger (205 X 70 - 16"???) and then the smallest one
available (185 X 50 - 13"???). Compare it to the ratio for a stock tire and
you should be able to effectively find the "equivalent ratio" for the tire
size change. Someone once sent me the stock tire size, but I sue can't find
it now - sorry.
There are a bunch of calculators out there and I'm sure others on the list
know better than I. But if you have the time it is kind of fun to play
around with.
Tom
_______________________________________________
Support Team.Net http://www.team.net/donate.html
Tigers@autox.team.net
http://autox.team.net/mailman/listinfo/tigers
http://www.team.net/archive
|